Planning appeal decision
35 Walsingham Avenue, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1SR
Planning appeal 3268593 at 35 Walsingham Avenue, Middleton, Manchester, M24 1SR (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 June 2021 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers at Nos 37 Walsingham Avenue and 2 Brackley Drive, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and light.
a first floor side extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- M24 1SR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers at Nos 37 Walsingham Avenue and 2 Brackley Drive, with particular regard to privacy, outlook and light
What decided it
The proposal would result in invasive loss of privacy for occupiers of No 37 Walsingham Avenue through direct overlooking of their rear garden and would create an overbearing and uninviting outlook for occupiers of No 2 Brackley Drive, conflicting with Policy DM1 and the SPD.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1 of the Rochdale Adopted Core Strategy (October 2016)Guidelines and Standards for Residential Development SPD (June 2016) paragraph 4.1Guidelines and Standards for Residential Development SPD (June 2016) paragraph 5.9
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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