11 Edgehill Close, Great Glen, LEICESTER, LE8 9FY

installation of steel balcony serving bedroom (3) – complete with glass balustrade and window removal – substitution with pair inward opening doors (glazed) and sidelights. Balcony cantilever pattern, via pair 80mm SHS uprights

Authority: Harborough District Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Sibley G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of No 10 and 12 Edgehill Close and No 17 Ruperts Way, with specific regard to overlooking

What decided it

The balcony would result in an increased level and regularity of overlooking that would harm the privacy and living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, which cannot be adequately mitigated by the proposed obscure glazed panels.

Framework references: 12

Plan policies cited: Policy GD8 of the Harborough Local Plan 2011 to 2031, Policy GG6 of the Great Glen Neighbourhood Plan 2011 – 2031

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