®Planning appeal decision
30 Manor Road, Gamlingay, Sandy, SG19 3EN
Planning appeal 3301670 at 30 Manor Road, Gamlingay, Sandy, SG19 3EN (South Cambridgeshire District Council) was allowed on 24 February 2023 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition requiring the roof light window in the south facing elevation to be non-opening and obscurely glazed is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, in particular in relation to the privacy of the occupants of 28 Manor Road.
Amendment to S/0371/08/F 'Extension to dwelling and erection of double garage/conservatory' to include the installation of a roof light and the removal of a first floor window on the southern elevation
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- SG19 3EN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition requiring the roof light window in the south facing elevation to be non-opening and obscurely glazed is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, in particular in relation to the privacy of the occupants of 28 Manor Road
What decided it
The roof light's location well above eye level meant it could not enable views that would result in overlooking of the neighbouring property, making the obscured glazing condition unreasonable and unnecessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HQ/1 of the South Cambridgeshire Local Plan (2018)District Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document (2010)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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