Planning appeal decision
40 Park Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 9DJ
Planning appeal 3329522 at 40 Park Avenue, Sunderland, SR6 9DJ (Sunderland City Council) was allowed on 19 December 2023 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers to the side and rear, with regard to privacy.
platform from rear of property (leading from existing bi- folding doors) for disability use and safety compliance, inclusion of privacy screens and steps down to existing landscaped garden
- Authority
- Sunderland City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Harrison F
- Postcode
- SR6 9DJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers to the side and rear, with regard to privacy
What decided it
The proposed privacy screening and the distance from neighbouring properties would prevent unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to privacy, in accordance with Policy BH1.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BH1 of the Core Strategy and Development Plan 2015-2033 (2020)
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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