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Allowed30 October 20233323916

3 Westwood Close, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 1LH

Planning appeal 3323916 at 3 Westwood Close, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 1LH (Hertsmere Borough Council) was allowed on 30 October 2023 by Inspector Couper C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.

retrospective planning permission for the erection of a pitched roof, detached outbuilding

Authority
Hertsmere Borough Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Couper C
Postcode
EN6 1LH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the living conditions of adjacent occupiers, with particular regard to actual and perceived overlooking of 2 and 4 Westwood Close

What decided it

The outbuilding's limited size, proportionate scale, discrete siting and finish, combined with the obscurely glazed and fixed shut window condition protecting No 4's privacy, mean the development does not harm character and appearance or neighbouring living conditions.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SP1Policy CS22Policy SADM30

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