84 SHIRLEY DRIVE, WORTHING, WEST SUSSEX, BN14 9BB

Authority: Worthing Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Gethin T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether it is necessary for the windows to be non-opening except in the case of emergency, having regard to the living conditions of adjoining occupiers, with particular regard to overlooking of 89 and 93 Offington Drive

What decided it

The combination of angled views, substantial screening from landscaping and boundary treatment, and the retention of obscure glazing means that overlooking from open dormer windows would be limited and not significant, and therefore the restriction on opening is not necessary to protect neighbouring amenity.

Plan policies cited: Saved Policy H18 of the Worthing Local Plan, Saved Policy H16 of the Worthing Local Plan

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