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Dismissed18 March 20243328865

Twin Oaks, 3 Kilnwood, Halstead, Kent, TN14 7EW

Planning appeal 3328865 at Twin Oaks, 3 Kilnwood, Halstead, Kent, TN14 7EW (Sevenoaks District Council) was dismissed on 18 March 2024 by Inspector Pearce J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to privacy.

a two storey side and garage extension with steps without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 23/00901/HOUSE, dated 23 June 2023

Authority
Sevenoaks District Council
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Householder developments
Inspector
Pearce J
Postcode
TN14 7EW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the condition is reasonable and necessary having regard to the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to privacy

What decided it

The particular circumstances of the site, including the orientation and proximity of the window to neighbouring properties, the difference in land levels, and the limited size of the neighbouring gardens, make the obscure glazing condition reasonable and necessary to protect privacy.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy EN2
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 57

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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