®Planning appeal decision
77 Queens Drive, Ossett, WF5 0NE
Planning appeal 3274051 at 77 Queens Drive, Ossett, WF5 0NE (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was allowed on 3 September 2021 by Inspector Coyne C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the occupiers of no. 75 Queens Drive having regard to matters of outlook and privacy.
Single storey link study extension, alterations, and extensions to former garage/store to form garden room and associated decking (retrospective)
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Coyne C
- Postcode
- WF5 0NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the disputed condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the occupiers of no. 75 Queens Drive having regard to matters of outlook and privacy
What decided it
The presence of an existing outbuilding with a pitched roof already on the boundary and a detached garage in the gap between properties meant the proposal would not cause unacceptable harm to outlook, privacy or character such as to justify the Council's required roof remodelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D9Policy D10
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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