Planning appeal decision
25 Stumperlowe Park Road, Sheffield, S10 3QP
Planning appeal 3283942 at 25 Stumperlowe Park Road, Sheffield, S10 3QP (Sheffield City Council) was allowed on 25 February 2022 by Inspector Cooper P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing Condition 4 would have on the living conditions of 23 Stumperlowe Park Road with regard to overlooking and privacy.
erection of a two/single-storey rear extension to dwellinghouse including Juliet balcony, first floor extension and raised patio to rear without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 18/02587/FUL, dated 24 October 2018
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cooper P
- Postcode
- S10 3QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing Condition 4 would have on the living conditions of 23 Stumperlowe Park Road with regard to overlooking and privacy
What decided it
The specific site circumstances and positioning of the dwellings, where the window overlooks primarily the adjacent property's roof with no actual loss of privacy, made the obscuration condition unreasonable and unnecessary under NPPF paragraph 56.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H14 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan (1998)Guideline 6 of the Designing House Extensions Supplementary Planning Guide
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56Paragraph 130
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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