®Planning appeal decision
24 Victoria Road, WATFORD, WD24 5AZ
‘change of use of a 3 bedroom dwelling house to 1 x one person studio flat and 1 x one bedroom, two person flat.’
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Staddon P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed conversion would achieve suitable living conditions for future occupants with regard to internal light levels, outlook, privacy and outdoor amenity space
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring properties
What decided it
The external amenity area proposals were poor and unsatisfactory and would fail to achieve the required standard of amenity for future occupants, conflicting with the Residential Design Guide and NPPF paragraph 130.
Framework references: 130
Plan policies cited: Policy H13 of the Watford District Plan 2000, Policy SS1 of the Watford Local Plan Core Strategy 2006-31, Policy UD1 of the Watford Local Plan Core Strategy 2006-31
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.