Planning appeal decision
13 Esk Avenue, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0JA
Planning appeal 3302104 at 13 Esk Avenue, Edenfield, Ramsbottom, Bury, BL0 0JA (Rossendale Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 December 2022 by Inspector Wallace J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the character and appearance of the area.
first floor extension
- Authority
- Rossendale Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wallace J
- Postcode
- BL0 0JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of occupiers of 26 Blackburn Road with particular regard to overlooking and loss of privacy
What decided it
The proposal would integrate reasonably into the diverse local streetscape and the additional overlooking would not be so severe as to materially harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers given the existing context of overlooking.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- ENV1HS9
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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