Planning appeal decision
24 Botany Drive, Upper Gornal, Dudley, DY3 3XT
Planning appeal 3293413 at 24 Botany Drive, Upper Gornal, Dudley, DY3 3XT (Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 May 2022 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the neighbours, with regards privacy.
2 No. balconies to rear elevation (retrospective)
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- DY3 3XT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the neighbours, with regards privacy
What decided it
The balconies would result in significant loss of privacy to the occupiers of No.26 Botany Drive, causing unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017)Planning Policy Guidance Note 17 House Extension Design Guide
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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