®Planning appeal decision
20 Ross Drive, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9EJ
erection of detached bungalow
- Authority
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bromley N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the living conditions of future occupiers would be acceptable, with regard to outlook from habitable windows
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by introducing a new building onto a visually prominent side garden, combined with unacceptable harm to the living conditions of future occupiers through oppressive outlook from the main bedroom window, outweighed the limited housing benefits of a single additional dwelling.
the limited housing benefits of adding one additional dwelling would not outweigh the identified harm to character and appearance and to the living conditions of future occupiers
Plan policies cited: Policy ENV2, Policy ENV3, Policy HOU1, Policy HOU2, Policy CSP4, Policy L1, Policy S1, Policy S6, Policy S8
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.