Planning appeal decision
9 Pochard Drive, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1JU
Planning appeal 3310938 at 9 Pochard Drive, Poynton, Stockport, SK12 1JU (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 13 March 2023 by Inspector Wildgoose G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of Nos. 1 and 3 Highfield Road, with particular regard to matters of outlook.
a first floor side extension and single storey rear extension and internal alterations
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wildgoose G
- Postcode
- SK12 1JU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of Nos. 1 and 3 Highfield Road, with particular regard to matters of outlook
What decided it
The proposed first floor side extension would significantly harm the living conditions of occupiers of Nos. 1 and 3 Highfield Road through an unacceptable overbearing effect on habitable room windows and rear gardens, conflicting with development plan policies requiring extensions to preserve the amenity of nearby residential properties.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU12 (Amenity)Policy HOU13 (Residential Standards)Policy SE1Policy HOU14 (Housing Density)Policy HOU14 (Side Extensions)Policy HOU11 (Extensions and Alterations)
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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