Planning appeal decision
Rosewood House Livermere Road, Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2SB
Planning appeal 3279103 at Rosewood House Livermere Road, Great Barton, Bury St. Edmunds, IP31 2SB (West Suffolk) was dismissed on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that modifying conditions 3 and 4, reducing the obscure privacy screens to a height of 1.1m would have on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties.
Householder Planning Application - (i) Two Storey Side Extension to Northern Elevation, (ii) Ground Floor Rear and Side Extension to Southern Elevation to Include Roof Terrace, (iii) 1no. Balcony to Rear, (iv) 1no. Veranda to Rear, (v) Alteration of Existing Openings, (vi) Formation of New Openings and (vii) Cladding of Building without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref DC/17/1029/HH, dated 21 July 2017
- Authority
- West Suffolk
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- IP31 2SB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that modifying conditions 3 and 4, reducing the obscure privacy screens to a height of 1.1m would have on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties
What decided it
Reducing the obscure privacy screens from 1.7m to 1.1m would allow unrestricted views from the terrace into adjacent private rear amenity spaces, significantly harming the living conditions of neighbouring occupants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM2Policy DM24
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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