Planning appeal decision
Clover Lea, Chapel Hill, Ashover, Chesterfield, S45 0AT
Planning appeal 3274213 at Clover Lea, Chapel Hill, Ashover, Chesterfield, S45 0AT (North East Derbyshire District Council) was allowed on 21 October 2021 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing Condition 3 would have on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 'Leasowes' with regard to overlooking and privacy.
application to revise Condition 3 (Hedgerow on the western boundary) of planning approval 20/00921/FLH without complying with condition 3 attached to planning permission Ref 20/00921/FLH, dated 4 January 2021
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- S45 0AT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing Condition 3 would have on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 'Leasowes' with regard to overlooking and privacy
What decided it
The overlooking from the extended patio would be limited to the front garden area away from the house itself and would not cause material harm to the living conditions of the adjacent neighbour, making the hedgerow condition unreasonable and unnecessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GS5Policy H5Policy LC5Policy AP1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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