Planning appeal decision
34 Onley Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2EB
Planning appeal 3319724 at 34 Onley Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR2 2EB (Norwich City Council) was allowed on 26 January 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition requiring obscure glazing to roof windows is necessary having regard to the living conditions of the occupiers of No 36 Onley Street and the host property, with particular regard to privacy.
Single-storey side extension to a two-storey terraced dwelling
- Authority
- Norwich City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Pearce J
- Postcode
- NR2 2EB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition requiring obscure glazing to roof windows is necessary having regard to the living conditions of the occupiers of No 36 Onley Street and the host property, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The specific site circumstances and acute angle of potential oblique views from the neighbouring property's first floor window meant that the obscure glazing condition failed to meet the necessity test in NPPF paragraph 56.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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