®Planning appeal decision
10, Grosvenor Avenue, Pontefract, Yorkshire, WF8 4QU
described on the application form as ‘Proposed two storey side and part two storey, part single storey rear extension. Also the removal of the old garage from the rear garden
- Authority
- Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development proposed on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at Nos 8 and 12 Grosvenor Avenue, with particular regard to outlook
- the effect on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The proposed extension would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of No 8 Grosvenor Avenue through its overbearing impact on their outlook, contrary to Policies D9 and D10 of the Development Policies Local Development Framework and paragraph 130 of the Framework.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy D9, Policy D10, Policy CS10
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment (1982) JLP 37
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