Planning appeal decision
Nyumba, 2 Short Street, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9BN
Planning appeal 3293653 at Nyumba, 2 Short Street, Sandwich, Kent, CT13 9BN (Dover District Council) was allowed on 2 November 2022 by Inspector Hall C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of adjacent properties in respect of privacy.
Retrospective application for a sun deck to the top of the existing garden room
- Authority
- Dover District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hall C
- Postcode
- CT13 9BN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of adjacent properties in respect of privacy
What decided it
The imposition of a condition requiring privacy screening to the boundaries of the sun deck was sufficient to mitigate the overlooking concerns and allow the appeal.
The decision letter
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