61 Chester Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5NY

Planning appeal 3296165 at 61 Chester Road, Hazel Grove, Stockport, SK7 5NY (Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 25 November 2022 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the 3 unauthorised dormers on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties at Nos 63 and 65 Chester Road and No 2 Vaudrey Drive.

as follows: Insertion of 3 dormer windows on the rear roof of a detached garage

Authority: Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Householder developments
Inspector: Wharton T
Postcode: SK7 5NY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the 3 unauthorised dormers on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties at Nos 63 and 65 Chester Road and No 2 Vaudrey Drive
The effect of the 3 unauthorised dormers on the character and appearance of this part of Hazel Grove

What decided it

The three unauthorised rear dormer windows caused unacceptable harm to the living conditions and privacy of neighbouring occupiers and fundamentally compromised the character and appearance of the residential area, contrary to adopted planning policies and the NPPF.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SIE-1Policy CDH1.8
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 12

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