364 Tempest Road, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4HS

Planning appeal 3297481 at 364 Tempest Road, Lostock, Bolton, BL6 4HS (Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 October 2023 by Inspector Gray E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.

2no. dwelling houses together with associated works to remove 2no. ground floor windows; remodel external garden levels and erect new 2m high boundary and screening fences

Authority: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gray E
Postcode: BL6 4HS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
The living conditions of the future residents of the new dwellings, and of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to privacy and overlooking

What decided it

The blocking up of the two ground floor lounge windows that would cause harmful overlooking, combined with regrading of land levels to approved heights, resolved the material harm to neighbouring living conditions and character and appearance, allowing Appeal C to succeed while Appeals A and B were dismissed.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy CG3Policy OA3Policy CG4Policy CG1.5
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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