Planning appeal decision
11 Snow Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LU
Planning appeal 3319614 at 11 Snow Hill, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 4LU (Stoke-on-Trent City Council) was dismissed on 27 September 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to privacy, light, outlook, outdoor amenity space and waste facilities.
a 2.5 storey development containing 8 No. apartments (Class C3) with associated external refuse/cycle store, retaining wall and landscaping
- Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- ST1 4LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to privacy, light, outlook, outdoor amenity space and waste facilities
What decided it
The unacceptable lack of privacy and inadequate light levels for future occupiers, particularly for ground floor apartments with windows facing the narrow access path and street frontage, combined with the problematic siting of neighbouring waste facilities.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CSP1Section R15Section R17Section R16Section R19
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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