®Planning appeal decision
107 Whalley Road, Read, Lancashire, BB12 7RP
Planning appeal 3329857 at 107 Whalley Road, Read, Lancashire, BB12 7RP (Ribble Valley Borough Council) was allowed on 13 March 2024 by Inspector Lancaster K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the solid privacy screens at a minimum height of 1.8m to be constructed on both the Eastern and Western sides of the rear balcony are reasonable and necessary in order to protect the living conditions of the occupants of Nos. 105 and 109 Whalley Road, with particular regard to privacy.
Single-storey extension to rear with balcony to first floor and alterations to first floor rear windows
- Authority
- Ribble Valley Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
- Postcode
- BB12 7RP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the solid privacy screens at a minimum height of 1.8m to be constructed on both the Eastern and Western sides of the rear balcony are reasonable and necessary in order to protect the living conditions of the occupants of Nos. 105 and 109 Whalley Road, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The Inspector found that obscure glazed privacy screening would be an effective mechanism to ensure good levels of privacy for neighbouring occupiers, making the requirement for solid brick panels unreasonable and unnecessary.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMG1 Core Strategy 2008-2028: A Local Plan for Ribble Valley
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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