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Dismissed6 June 20233318298

8 Ryestone Drive, Halifax, HX6 4JW

Planning appeal 3318298 at 8 Ryestone Drive, Halifax, HX6 4JW (Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2023 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 6 Ryestone Drive and 1, 1a and 2 Stones Bank with regard to a loss of privacy of gardens.

external decking to optimise unusable garden space to the rear of the property, implementing screening to improve privacy for both our and neighbouring gardens, on permitted development land

Authority
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Clowes M
Postcode
HX6 4JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 6 Ryestone Drive and 1, 1a and 2 Stones Bank with regard to a loss of privacy of gardens
  • The character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The development materially worsened privacy for neighbouring occupiers through elevated overlooking of their gardens and rear terraces, particularly for 6 Ryestone Drive, which constitutes an adverse and unacceptable impact contrary to Policy BT2 of the Calderdale Local Plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BT2Policy BT1
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 130

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