®Planning appeal decision
44 Sandy Lodge Road, RICKMANSWORTH, WD3 1LJ
Part Retrospective: Proposed two storey and single storey rear extensions with accommodation within the roof served by front dormer windows and internal alterations, single storey front infill extension, addi tion of first floor Juliet balcony, ground floor window, addition of accessible first floor balcony, and alterations to balustrading to rear and alterations to roof form of existing single storey flat roofed extension without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 22/1120/RSP, dated 21 December 2022
- Authority
- Three Rivers District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Colebourne S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the existing condition is reasonable and necessary in the interests of the living conditions with regard to the privacy of the neighbouring occupiers at 46 Sandy Lodge Road and whether the proposed variation to the condition is reasonable and necessary in that respect
What decided it
The proposed obscure glazed privacy screen at 1.8m height with minimum obscurity level 5 would provide an acceptable level of privacy protection for the neighbouring occupiers while being reasonable and necessary, whereas the original condition requiring a solid wall to eaves height was neither reasonable nor necessary.
Plan policies cited: CP1, CP12, DM1, Appendix 2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.