Planning appeal decision
16 Cowper Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 3DE
Planning appeal 3297019 at 16 Cowper Road, Berkhamsted, HP4 3DE (Dacorum Borough Council) was dismissed on 24 June 2022 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Number 15 Cowper Road, with regards to outlook.
single storey rear extension. Installation of roof lights and construction of outbuilding
- Authority
- Dacorum Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGurk N
- Postcode
- HP4 3DE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of Number 15 Cowper Road, with regards to outlook
What decided it
The proposed development would harm the living conditions of the occupiers of No 15 Cowper Road through overbearing impact, loss of outlook, and loss of daylight and sunlight, contrary to the NPPF and Core Strategy Policy CS12.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Core Strategy Policy CS12
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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