®Planning appeal decision
12 Langton Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5UU
Planning appeal 3287572 at 12 Langton Close, Eccleston, Chorley, PR7 5UU (Chorley Borough Council) was allowed on 21 March 2022 by Inspector Pipe C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect the proposed single storey rear extension with balcony would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property, No. 11 Langton Close.
Alterations to existing detached garage including increasing height of walls, raising of ridge height, extension to front and conversion to habitable accommodation, single storey front extension, single storey rear extension with balcony above, and associated external alterations
- Authority
- Chorley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pipe C
- Postcode
- PR7 5UU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect the proposed single storey rear extension with balcony would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property, No. 11 Langton Close
What decided it
The proposed single storey extension with balcony, when fitted with obscurely glazed privacy screens, would not harm the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers and would not conflict with Policy HS5 or the design guidance SPD.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HS5 of the Chorley Local Plan 2012-2026, Site Allocations and Development Management Policies Development Plan Document (2015)
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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