Planning appeal decision
10 Acorn Avenue, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, S63 0AU
Planning appeal 3316693 at 10 Acorn Avenue, Thurnscoe, South Yorkshire, S63 0AU (Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 August 2023 by Inspector Pearce S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and host property.
a detached outbuilding in rear garden
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pearce S
- Postcode
- S63 0AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area and host property
- The living conditions of existing occupiers of neighbouring properties, particularly 8 and 12 Acorn Avenue, with regard to privacy and light
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the area and the unacceptable loss of privacy to neighbouring occupiers, which together conflict with the development plan and outweigh any personal benefits to the appellant.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy GD1Supplementary Planning Document: House Extensions and Other Domestic Alterations Adopted 2019
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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