37 Western Avenue, Thorpe Village, EGHAM, Surrey, TW20 8QB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• whether there are any material changes in circumstances and/or other considerations that lead to a differing view on the effect and acceptability of the alleged development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 39, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
• if not, whether unacceptable harm can be avoided by an amended scheme, and whether such a scheme can be appropriately secured

What decided it

The creation of a hip to the roof facing No 39, reducing the ridge height by approximately 840mm and the roof overhang to 100mm, would provide a meaningful reduction in the mass and bulk of the extension and overcome the unacceptable harm to outlook from the neighbouring property.

The harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of No 39 arising from the proximity and overbearing presence of the extension as built was outweighed by the ability to modify the scheme to remove that unacceptable harm, thereby making the development acceptable in planning terms without requiring demolition and rebuilding.