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Allowed13 November 20233317622

Lintels, Bilsham Road, Yapton, West Sussex, BN18 0JB

Planning appeal 3317622 at Lintels, Bilsham Road, Yapton, West Sussex, BN18 0JB (Arun District Council) was allowed on 13 November 2023 by Inspector Reid J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 3 is necessary to protect the living conditions of the occupiers at 69 and 71 Foundry Road regarding privacy.

Change of use of existing garage to 1 No 3 bed dwelling, separate to the main dwelling, including side extension

Authority
Arun District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Reid J
Postcode
BN18 0JB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether condition 3 is necessary to protect the living conditions of the occupiers at 69 and 71 Foundry Road regarding privacy

What decided it

The replacement condition, which restricts only the lower parts of rear-facing upper floor windows to obscured glazing below 1.7m, is necessary to protect the privacy of adjoining occupiers while being proportionate and reasonable, whereas the original condition requiring all glazing to be obscured was not.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D DM1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 56

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