52 Heath Lea, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2DA

to provide a second storey bedrooms accommodation over the already approved ground floor kitchen extension - Previously approved reference 20/01482/HSE

Authority: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed extension on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties (Nos 50, 54 and 56 Heath Lea) by way of outlook, visual impact, privacy and light
The effect of the proposed extension on the character and appearance of the property and the area

What decided it

The unacceptable effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 54 and 56 Heath Lea by way of outlook, visual impact and privacy, particularly the direct overlooking from bedroom windows with insufficient distance to the rear boundary.

Plan policies cited: Policy BT2, Policy BT1, Policy GN4

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