®Planning appeal decision
42 Estcots Drive, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3DB
Planning appeal 3330530 at 42 Estcots Drive, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3DB (Mid Sussex District Council) was dismissed on 14 November 2024 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at No 40 Estcots Drive, with particular regard to outlook.
To add a proposed 2 Bedroom Dwelling on land adjoining 42 Estcots Drive with a dropped kerb to allow for parking arrangements
- Authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moore J
- Postcode
- RH19 3DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at No 40 Estcots Drive, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at No 40 Estcots Drive caused by the overbearing proximity and dominance of the proposed dwelling's flank elevation.
Although the Council can demonstrate a five-year housing supply and the proposal would support efficient use of land and housing delivery with limited economic benefits, these benefits would not outweigh the unacceptable harm to neighbouring residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP26 of the Mid Sussex District Plan 2018Policy EG3 of the East Grinstead Neighbourhood Plan 2016
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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