Planning appeal decision
58 Brooklands Crescent, Sheffield, S10 4GG
Planning appeal 3290819 at 58 Brooklands Crescent, Sheffield, S10 4GG (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 9 May 2022 by Inspector Bennett T, 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 56 Brooklands Crescent in relation to privacy, and 60 Brooklands Crescent in relation to massing.
the addition of a balcony to the rear of the house on the first floor level (this is ground floor at the front of the house and first floor at the rear due to the previous basement development) and the addition of a door at the first floor level to access the balcony at the rear of the house
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- S10 4GG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 56 Brooklands Crescent in relation to privacy, and 60 Brooklands Crescent in relation to massing
What decided it
The proposed balcony would unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through loss of privacy and overbearing massing, contrary to development plan policy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H14(c) of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan (1998)Supplementary Planning Guidance on Designing House Extensions guidelines 5 and 6
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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