®Planning appeal decision
35 Common Rise, Hitchin, SG4 0HN
Planning appeal 3280231 at 35 Common Rise, Hitchin, SG4 0HN (North Hertfordshire District Council) was dismissed on 25 January 2022 by Inspector Owen A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to their privacy and outlook.
demolition of existing workshop and the subdivision of the plot, retaining the original single family dwelling and creating two additional single family dwellings
- Authority
- North Hertfordshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Owen A
- Postcode
- SG4 0HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to their privacy and outlook
What decided it
The development would adversely affect the privacy of the occupiers of No. 35 through direct and close views from first-floor windows at distances substantially less than policy requirements, such that their living conditions would be unacceptably harmed, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of unacceptable privacy harm to neighbouring occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing two additional housing units and removing the existing workshop, particularly as planning permission already exists for two dwellings on the site, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 57Policy 26draft policy D3draft policies SP1draft policy SP9draft policy D1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 219
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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