Planning appeal decision
24 Laycock Avenue, Millbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3HG
Planning appeal 3277719 at 24 Laycock Avenue, Millbrook, Stalybridge, SK15 3HG (Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 October 2021 by Inspector Ashworth S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the adjoining occupiers, with particular regard to privacy.
raised decking to rear of property with glass balustrade and other external alterations including external steps, wall and fence
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ashworth S
- Postcode
- SK15 3HG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the adjoining occupiers, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The height and position of the decking adjacent to the common boundary creates a detrimental effect on the living conditions of the adjoining occupiers at 55 Shakespeare Avenue through loss of privacy and an overbearing and intrusive relationship with the adjoining conservatory.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy RD12 of the Residential Design SPDPolicy 1.3 of the Tameside Unitary Development PlanPolicy H10(d) of the Tameside 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.
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