A CHADWELL St Mary resident has been told he is probably going to have to tear down an outbuilding he has erected at the front of his home.

Victor Grigoriev recently applied to build a new extension to the front of his home at 1 Tasker Road, together with a new boundary wall with gate. He also sought retrospective permission for an adjacent outbuild which will be used for storage and a gym.

Though no neighbours have objected, and part of the council's own planning report says the outbuilding 'is not considered to give rise to any material impact in terms of overshadowing, overbearing presence, or loss of privacy' planning officers have still determined the 6 metre by 4 metre flat-roofed building to "visually intrusive" and have rejected the application in its entirety.

They would have approved the front of house extension and wall, saying they do not impact negativeley on the area.

The proposed 2.5 metre single storey front extension was found to be "modest in scale and appropriately designed" and "maintains a subservient relationship to the host property and sits comfortably within the built form. Planning officers added: "Given its scale and siting, the extension would not appear overly dominant or result in visual harm to the street scene."

Proposals to change the boundary wall were also "considered acceptable" and "would provide a degree of symmetry with the existing northern boundary and are of a form and appearance that are compatible with the host dwelling and the wider streetscape."

The outbuilding to the front of 1 Tasker Road has been ruled unacceptable.

However, the outbuilding, despite some acceptable points, was a building too far for planners who said the site has a "high level of visibility from multiple public viewpoints, including both immediate and wider streetscape perspectives.

"The outbuilding's scale and massing are substantial for a front garden setting and appear disproportionate in the context of the host dwelling and the surrounding area.

"The built form occupies a significant portion of the frontage, leading to a noticeable loss of openness which is otherwise characteristic of similar corner plots within the locality."

They added: "Overall, the outbuilding represents an uncharacteristic and visually intrusive form of development that diminishes the quality and character of the site and its surroundings.

"Its prominence, scale, and siting result in harm to the visual amenity of the area, and the structure does not integrate acceptably with the established layout, form, or appearance of the local street scene."

Thurrock Council may now seek approval for enforcement action.