Planning appeal decision
31 Manse Way, Swanley, BR8 8DD
Planning appeal 3288623 at 31 Manse Way, Swanley, BR8 8DD (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 21 July 2022 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers with reference to outlook and loss of light.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Sevenoaks District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Callister V
- Postcode
- BR8 8DD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers with reference to outlook and loss of light
What decided it
The height, proximity and depth of the proposed extension would create a significant enclosing and overbearing presence in the outlook from the neighbouring property's ground floor rear, combined with a slight loss of indirect daylight, causing unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- EN2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 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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