PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations·Page 21·A43
Bin Storage and Front Garden Use
Bin storage should not be located in front gardens as they lack privacy and affect area character. Extensions should not reduce private open space to a level where normal domestic activities, including bin storage for up to three household bins, cannot be accommodated.
In certain Council areas residents may now have up to three bins per household to facilitate recycling. It is inappropriate for these to be stored in front gardens, which are rarely private, as they provide a public aspect and can adversely affect the character and appearance of the area. Care should be taken to ensure that proposals to extend do not decrease the amount of private open space to a level that cannot accommodate the normal domestic activities identified in A42 above.
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