®Planning appeal decision
39 Carmarthen Avenue, Portsmouth, Hants, PO6 2AG
Planning appeal 3275142 at 39 Carmarthen Avenue, Portsmouth, Hants, PO6 2AG (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 11 January 2022 by Inspector Edwards S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions in dispute are necessary to protect the living conditions of the occupiers of nos 37 and 41 Carmarthen Avenue, with particular regard to privacy.
Construction of single storey rear extension and raised decking
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Edwards S
- Postcode
- PO6 2AG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the conditions in dispute are necessary to protect the living conditions of the occupiers of nos 37 and 41 Carmarthen Avenue, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The elevated position of the decking would enable clear views into the neighbouring garden of no 37, and the conditions requiring obscure glazing and privacy screens are necessary to prevent harmful overlooking and protect neighbouring amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy PCS23
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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