Planning appeal decision
5 Hillcrest Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9XS
Planning appeal 3327621 at 5 Hillcrest Road, Crosby, Liverpool, L23 9XS (Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of 3 Hillcrest Road, with regard to outlook and daylight.
without planning permission, the erection of a single storey extension to the rear of the dwellinghouse, in the approximate position shown cross-hatched on the attached plan
- Authority
- Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- L23 9XS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupants of 3 Hillcrest Road, with regard to outlook and daylight
What decided it
The large fenestration (French doors with sidelights) serving the neighbouring property's habitable room provided sufficient outlook and daylight to ensure the extension, despite breaching the 45-degree guideline, would not materially harm living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC4
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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