Planning appeal decision
1 Park Road, Halifax, HX1 2TU
Planning appeal 3303440 at 1 Park Road, Halifax, HX1 2TU (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 13 March 2023 by Inspector Wharton T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that the non-compliance with Conditions 2 and 3 of Planning Permission 18/00400/FUL, and Condition 2 of Planning Permission 19/01313/FUL, have had on the living conditions of the occupants of the adjacent dwelling at No.3, with particular reference to loss of privacy and noise and disturbance.
Retention of 3 mansard windows at third floor level on north elevation without compliance with conditions requiring non-opening, acoustic double glazed windows glazed in obscure glass level 5 obscurity
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wharton T
- Postcode
- HX1 2TU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that the non-compliance with Conditions 2 and 3 of Planning Permission 18/00400/FUL, and Condition 2 of Planning Permission 19/01313/FUL, have had on the living conditions of the occupants of the adjacent dwelling at No.3, with particular reference to loss of privacy and noise and disturbance
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of privacy and serious noise and disturbance implications caused by the non-opening condition not being complied with meant that planning permission could not be granted for the windows as installed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- BE1BE2EP8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 59
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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