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Dismissed5 January 20243328406

15 Hill Rise, Washington Village, Washington, Sunderland, NE38 7HJ

Planning appeal 3328406 at 15 Hill Rise, Washington Village, Washington, Sunderland, NE38 7HJ (Sunderland City Council) was dismissed on 5 January 2024 by Inspector Williams K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of No 14 Hill Rise with particular regard to outlook.

a single storey front extension

Authority
Sunderland City Council
Appeal type
householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Williams K
Postcode
NE38 7HJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the development on the living conditions of No 14 Hill Rise with particular regard to outlook

What decided it

The proposed extension would create an unacceptably intrusive and overbearing outlook for the occupants of No 14 Hill Rise, conflicting with the development plan requirement to ensure good standards of amenity for existing occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BH1 of the Sunderland City Council Core Strategy Development Plan January 2020Development Management Supplementary Planning Document June 2021
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 12

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