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Dismissed11 November 20223305247

61 Oakwood Road, Accrington, BB5 2PG

Planning appeal 3305247 at 61 Oakwood Road, Accrington, BB5 2PG (Hyndburn Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 November 2022 by Inspector Dakeyne M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed rear single storey extension would be unacceptably harmful to the living conditions of adjoining premises, particularly with regard to outlook and enclosure.

a rear single storey extension

Authority
Hyndburn Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Dakeyne M
Postcode
BB5 2PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed rear single storey extension would be unacceptably harmful to the living conditions of adjoining premises, particularly with regard to outlook and enclosure

What decided it

The extension's depth and height would create an unacceptably oppressive and dominating appearance that would harm the outlook and living conditions of the occupiers of the neighbouring property No 59.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM29

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