Planning appeal decision
28 St Johns Road, Grove, Wantage, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7NW
Planning appeal 3268963 at 28 St Johns Road, Grove, Wantage, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7NW (Vale of White Horse District Council) was allowed on 14 June 2021 by Inspector Reed D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 26 St Johns Road in relation to privacy.
a loft conversion with dormer window
- Authority
- Vale of White Horse District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Reed D
- Postcode
- OX12 7NW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 26 St Johns Road in relation to privacy
What decided it
The oblique angle and nature of the views from the proposed dormer windows meant they would not raise the same privacy concerns as directly facing windows, and therefore would not unduly affect the privacy of neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP23
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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