The application site comprises an existing two-storey detached dwelling at 9 Crescent Road, Hale, WA15 9NB, positioned on the eastern side of Crescent Road within an established residential street of mixed house types. The plot is set back from the public realm, with mature boundary planting; notably, the northern boundary abuts the South Hale Conservation Area, although the existing house is substantially screened by tall trees and therefore reads as part of the wider suburban townscape rather than as a prominent conservation setting feature.

The proposed works are confined to modest extensions to the host property, focused on enhancing day-to-day functionality while remaining sympathetic to the dwelling’s scale, rooflines and established elevations. The key intervention is a first-floor side extension constructed above an existing ground-floor projection; the addition is deliberately proportioned as a small “infill” element, visually recessive and set well back from the street scene (circa 12m). At ground level, the front porch is extended as a lightweight, minor accretion to the existing entrance; this is intended to improve weather protection and legibility without altering the building’s overall character. A limited enlargement of the rear conservatory is also proposed, maintaining a subordinate relationship to the main house.