Planning appeal decision
9 Marriott Lane, Blidworth, Mansfield, NG21 0QF
Planning appeal 3281920 at 9 Marriott Lane, Blidworth, Mansfield, NG21 0QF (Newark & Sherwood District Council) was allowed on 30 November 2021 by Inspector Young D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
a first-floor balcony to rear of property
- Authority
- Newark & Sherwood District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- NG21 0QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The repositioned balcony would not result in unacceptable overlooking of neighbouring properties because the affected windows serve non-habitable rooms and the balcony is further from the shared boundary with an obscure glazed balustrade.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Policy 9 of the Newark and Sherwood Amended Core Strategy (2019)Policy DM5 of the Newark and Sherwood Allocations and Development Management Development Plan Document (2013)Policy DM6 of the Newark and Sherwood Allocations and Development Management Development Plan Document (2013)
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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