®Planning appeal decision
Hawthorn Cottage The Street, Kingston, Lewes, BN7 3NT
Planning appeal 3241423 at Hawthorn Cottage The Street, Kingston, Lewes, BN7 3NT (Lewes District Council) was allowed on 9 June 2021 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the inclusion of the condition requiring the window to be non-opening and obscure glazed to a minimum of Level 3 obscurity is necessary and reasonable, having regard to the effect of the window on the living conditions of the existing occupiers of the adjoining dwellings with particular regard to privacy.
the removal of a condition attached to the approval of a non-material amendment Ref SDNP/17/05243/NMA, dated 2 November 2017
- Authority
- Lewes District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- BN7 3NT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the inclusion of the condition requiring the window to be non-opening and obscure glazed to a minimum of Level 3 obscurity is necessary and reasonable, having regard to the effect of the window on the living conditions of the existing occupiers of the adjoining dwellings with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The window does not result in an unacceptable degree of overlooking or detrimental impact on neighbour amenity having regard to privacy, and the condition requiring obscure glazing therefore serves no useful planning purpose.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD5Policy SD31
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127Paragraph 55Paragraph 54
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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