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Dismissed22 February 20223280445

57 Wicklow Drive, Leicester, Leics, LE5 4EJ

Planning appeal 3280445 at 57 Wicklow Drive, Leicester, Leics, LE5 4EJ (Leicester City Council) was dismissed on 22 February 2022 by Inspector Thomas R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the occupiers with regard to amenity space.

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Authority
Leicester City Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Thomas R
Postcode
LE5 4EJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposed development would provide appropriate living conditions for the occupiers with regard to amenity space
  • the impact of the proposed development on the amenity of the occupiers of nos. 55 and 59 Wicklow Road with particular regard to daylight and outlook

What decided it

The proposed development would create a dominant, oppressive and unneighbourly feature causing harmful effects on the living conditions of neighbouring properties at nos. 55 and 59 with regard to daylight and outlook, contrary to Policy PS10 of the Core Strategy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy PS10Core Strategy

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