Planning appeal decision
9 Cockleshell Gardens, Southsea, PO4 9SA
Planning appeal 3284418 at 9 Cockleshell Gardens, Southsea, PO4 9SA (Portsmouth City Council) was dismissed on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 7 and 8 Cockleshell Gardens.
two storey side, single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Portsmouth City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- PO4 9SA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 7 and 8 Cockleshell Gardens
What decided it
The significant overbearing impact of the proposed extensions on the rear garden area and main windows of the neighbouring property at 7 Cockleshell Gardens, combined with the increased sense of enclosure that would result, could not be outweighed by the appellant's arguments regarding efficient land use or design quality.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- PCS23
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 195
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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