Planning appeal decision
21 Imperial Road, Matlock, DE4 3NL
Planning appeal 3313129 at 21 Imperial Road, Matlock, DE4 3NL (Derbyshire Dales District Council) was dismissed on 25 May 2023 by Inspector Rafiq F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 10 Woolley Road with particular regard to privacy.
side and rear extension without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 16/00835/FUL, dated 12 January 2017
- Authority
- Derbyshire Dales District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rafiq F
- Postcode
- DE4 3NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition is reasonable or necessary in the interests of the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers at 10 Woolley Road with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The raised platform at the appeal property creates a significantly elevated vantage point from which overlooking of the neighbouring garden at 10 Woolley Road would occur if the boundary fence condition were removed, making the condition reasonable and necessary to protect neighbouring amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H2 of the Adopted Derbyshire Dales Local Plan (2005)Policy PD1 of the Adopted Derbyshire Dales Local Plan (2017)Policy HC10 of the Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130
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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