Planning appeal decision
7 Ellercroft Terrace, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 2EQ
Planning appeal 3280318 at 7 Ellercroft Terrace, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 2EQ (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 2 December 2021 by Inspector Housden S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers having particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook.
front and rear dormer window with first floor rear extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Housden S
- Postcode
- BD7 2EQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers having particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook
What decided it
The first floor rear extension would reduce sunlight to No 5's first floor bedroom window and create an overbearing effect on the outlook from both that room and the rear garden, thereby harming the living conditions of the adjoining occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DS5 of the Core Strategy (2017)Core Strategy Policies DS1 and DS3Householder Supplementary Planning Document design principle 3
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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