Planning appeal decision
20 Underwood Road, Sheffield, S8 8TH
Planning appeal 3316953 at 20 Underwood Road, Sheffield, S8 8TH (Sheffield City Council) was dismissed on 23 June 2023 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed single storey rear extension on the living conditions of neighbours.
single storey rear kitchen extension, new garden retaining walls and steps
- Authority
- Sheffield City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- S8 8TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed single storey rear extension on the living conditions of neighbours
What decided it
The proposed extension would appear overbearing and cause unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbours through loss of outlook, which cannot be justified by the internal benefits to the appellant's property.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H14 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan (1998)Supplementary Planning Guidance: Designing House Extensions Guideline 5
- 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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