Planning appeal decision
Frog & Effet Stairbridge Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PA
Planning appeal 3279870 at Frog & Effet Stairbridge Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, RH17 5PA (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 22 March 2022 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that the proposed development would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Frog and Effet and the appeal building, regarding privacy.
We currently live in a separate annex to the main house and we would like to separate the two properties with the goal being to create two different addresses as we intend to sell our property. We propose to do this by dividing the land up with a 5 foot fence with a 1 foot trellis attached and creating a new gated entrance at the front of the property
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid J
- Postcode
- RH17 5PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that the proposed development would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of The Frog and Effet and the appeal building, regarding privacy
What decided it
The proposed development would significantly harm the privacy of occupiers of both The Frog and Effet and the appeal building due to overlooking from the modest distances between the buildings' glazed openings and balcony.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DP6DP12DP15DP2DP26
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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