Planning appeal decision
Appleberry House, Folly Lane, Whepstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4TH
Planning appeal 3314050 at Appleberry House, Folly Lane, Whepstead, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, IP29 4TH (Babergh District Council) was allowed on 21 June 2023 by Inspector Hartley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition No.3 of planning permission DC/22/05141 is reasonable and necessary, taking into account the living conditions of the occupiers of the adjoining property to the north in terms of privacy.
Ground floor rear extension with balcony (extension previously approved)
- Authority
- Babergh District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley S
- Postcode
- IP29 4TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition No.3 of planning permission DC/22/05141 is reasonable and necessary, taking into account the living conditions of the occupiers of the adjoining property to the north in terms of privacy
What decided it
The substantial existing screening from the intervening garden structure, boundary trees, and close-boarded fence, combined with the significant distance involved, meant that the proposed balcony with a 1.0 metre balustrade would not result in material overlooking of the neighbouring property.
What the Inspector cited
- 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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