Planning appeal decision
41 Iveshead Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9EP
Planning appeal 3322346 at 41 Iveshead Road, Shepshed, Leicestershire, LE12 9EP (Charnwood Borough Council) was dismissed on 31 July 2023 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the removal of the condition on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regards to privacy.
erection of detached garage with office space in eaves without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref P/22/0972/2, dated 11 November 2022
- Authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGurk N
- Postcode
- LE12 9EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the removal of the condition on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regards to privacy
What decided it
The north-facing first floor windows would provide direct overlooking of neighbouring gardens and rear windows at close proximity, and the prominent scale of the structure would exacerbate this harm to privacy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy DS5
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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