Planning appeal decision
17 Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU
Planning appeal 3271398 at 17 Dunstable Road, Tilsworth, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 9PU (Central Bedfordshire) was dismissed on 27 September 2021 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to privacy and noise and disturbance.
the creation of a roof terrace
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- LU7 9PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring dwellings, with particular regard to privacy and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The significant threat to neighbouring privacy from direct overlooking into private and intimate areas of neighbouring properties, combined with potential noise and disturbance, outweighs any other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HQ1Policy SP4
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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