Land Adjacent 80 Silverwood Heights, BARNSTAPLE, Devon, EX32 7RL

the erection of a 2 bedroom dwelling house

Authority: North Devon District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rogers J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of occupiers of the adjacent flatted development with particular regard to amenity space and No 52 Silverwood Heights relating to daylight, sunlight and outlook
the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The unacceptable loss of the only private amenity space available to occupiers of the adjacent flatted development caused significant harm to their living conditions, conflicting with the development plan, and this harm was not outweighed by the modest benefits of a single dwelling.

the modest social, economic and environmental benefits of a single dwelling would not outweigh the significant harm to neighbouring amenity and the development plan conflict

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy DM01, Policy DM04, Policy ST04

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