Planning appeal decision
16 Milthorp Carr Road, Wakefield, WF1 2ZH
Planning appeal 3308950 at 16 Milthorp Carr Road, Wakefield, WF1 2ZH (Wakefield Metropolitan District Council) was dismissed on 6 January 2023 by Inspector Dean S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 20 Lancaster Avenue and 22 Lancaster Avenue with specific regard to loss of privacy and amenity.
Engineering works to raise ground levels of rear garden and installation of taller fencing with privacy panes
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Dean S
- Postcode
- WF1 2ZH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 20 Lancaster Avenue and 22 Lancaster Avenue with specific regard to loss of privacy and amenity
What decided it
The combination of raised ground levels and taller, more substantial fencing creates an overbearing appearance that harms the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through loss of privacy and amenity, conflicting with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS10Policy D9Policy D10
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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