Planning appeal decision
29 Cavendish Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4BH
Planning appeal 3289068 at 29 Cavendish Street, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4BH (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was dismissed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector McHugh I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal proposal would result in unacceptable living conditions for the occupants of the dwelling, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McHugh I
- Postcode
- ST1 4BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal proposal would result in unacceptable living conditions for the occupants of the dwelling, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The significant reduction in external amenity space would have a harmful effect on living conditions that outweighs the benefits of additional accommodation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1Policy R13Policy R16
- 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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