Planning appeal decision
55 Nightingale Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 7BU
Planning appeal 3281558 at 55 Nightingale Road, Rickmansworth, WD3 7BU (Three Rivers District Council) was allowed on 30 December 2021 by Inspector McAndrew R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of No 57 Nightingale Road, in terms of outlook and light.
a single storey side/rear extension- part retrospective
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McAndrew R
- Postcode
- WD3 7BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of No 57 Nightingale Road, in terms of outlook and light
What decided it
The proposed extension at 3.8 metres height, being only 0.25 metres higher than the most recently approved scheme and significantly lower than the structure as built, would not unacceptably harm the neighbours' living conditions in terms of outlook or light given the high vegetated boundary treatment between the properties.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy (2011) Policy CP1Core Strategy (2011) Policy CP12Development Management Policies Local Development Document (2013) Policy DM1Development Management Policies Local Development Document (2013) Appendix 2
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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