46 Leacroft Grove, West Bromwich, B71 2QP

Planning appeal 3278705 at 46 Leacroft Grove, West Bromwich, B71 2QP (Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 7 December 2021 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed extension upon the living conditions of the occupiers of No 127 Witton Lane and No 1, No 3 and No 4 Edwin Phillips Drive with regard to outlook and overlooking.

double storey extension to the side of the property, with a larger foot print single storey wrap around extension to the ground floor with roof lights

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Sibley G
Postcode: B71 2QP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed extension upon the living conditions of the occupiers of No 127 Witton Lane and No 1, No 3 and No 4 Edwin Phillips Drive with regard to outlook and overlooking
The effect of the proposed extension upon highway safety

What decided it

The extension would not harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers or highway safety when appropriate conditions requiring obscure glazing were imposed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy ENV3 of the Black Country Core Strategy (adopted 2011)SAD EOS 9 of the Site Allocations and Delivery Development Plan Document (adopted 2012)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 130Paragraph 111

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