Planning appeal decision
18 Station Road, Petersfield , GU32 3ES
Planning appeal 3293690 at 18 Station Road, Petersfield , GU32 3ES (South Downs) was dismissed on 18 January 2023 by Inspector Cramond D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on living conditions for neighbours.
a detached outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuilding
- Authority
- South Downs
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cramond D
- Postcode
- GU32 3ES
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on living conditions for neighbours
What decided it
The proposed outbuilding's proximity to the neighbouring property's windows, combined with its footprint and bulk along the shared boundary, would cause unacceptable diminishment of neighbouring amenity and an oppressive sense of enclosure.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SD31SD05
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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