®Planning appeal decision
Land at 1 White Cottages, Potters Lane, Samlesbury, Preston, PR5 0UE
as follows: The erection of a balcony/raised platform at a height approximately 1.35m at the rear of the property, enclosed by a metal spindle balustrade at the back and timber fencing at each end in the approximate position shown as blue cross-hatched on the plan
- Authority
- South Ribble Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wharton T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the original raised platform and balustrading on the character and appearance of this part of Salmesbury
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupant at No 2, with particular reference to overlooking and loss of privacy
What decided it
The original raised platform causes unacceptable overlooking and loss of privacy to the neighbouring property, but this harm can be adequately mitigated by raising and infilling the balustrading to prevent sight lines into the neighbour's garden, making total removal an excessive requirement.
Framework references: 149
Plan policies cited: Policy G17
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