®Planning appeal decision
26 Crosshills Mount, Greetland, Halifax, HX4 8HS
Planning appeal 3277080 at 26 Crosshills Mount, Greetland, Halifax, HX4 8HS (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 19 October 2021 by Inspector Hitchcock R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 27 Cross Hill with particular regard to overlooking and loss of privacy.
the installation of decking
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- HX4 8HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at 27 Cross Hill with particular regard to overlooking and loss of privacy
What decided it
The realistic prospect of a fallback position (an unenclosed alternative structure) resulting in potentially worse effects on neighbouring privacy outweighed the minor harm from the approved decking scheme.
The minor harm arising from increased use of the rear garden area and potential overlooking was outweighed by the fallback position of an uncontrolled alternative scheme that could result in worse effects on neighbours' living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE2 of the Replacement Calderdale Unitary Development Plan
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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