Planning appeal decision
7 High Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4SY
Planning appeal 3329027 at 7 High Road, Hockley, Essex, SS5 4SY (Rochford District Council) was allowed on 11 March 2024 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon the residential amenity of neighbouring occupiers with specific regard to overbearingness and outlook.
extension to first floor rear extension with Juliet balcony, extension to form loft room, pitched roofed side dormer, raise roof ridge height at rear of property with addition of rooflight and a gable (pitched) roof on northwest elevations
- Authority
- Rochford District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
- Postcode
- S55 4SY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal upon the residential amenity of neighbouring occupiers with specific regard to overbearingness and outlook
What decided it
The substantial weight attached to the medical necessity of the development for the wellbeing of two children with medical conditions, supported by Great Ormond Street Hospital evidence, outweighed the detrimental impact on neighbouring residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DMP Policy DM1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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