Site Adjacent to 13 Allestree Street, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 8TS

Planning appeal 3332363 at Site Adjacent to 13 Allestree Street, Alvaston, Derby, DE24 8TS (Derby City Council) was dismissed on 9 August 2024 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area.

3-storey detached property – ground floor commercial unit (Class A1) with a 2-bed apartment on the upper storeys

Authority: Derby City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Sibley G
Postcode: DE24 8TS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area
the effect of the proposal upon the living conditions of the occupiers of 114 and 116 Brighton Road with particular regards to privacy

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area through the building's excessive height and broken roof form, combined with unacceptable harm to the living conditions of 114 Brighton Road through overlooking and loss of privacy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and economic growth.

The benefits of brownfield redevelopment, housing delivery, and economic benefits (attributed moderate to modest weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harms to character and appearance and to neighbouring living conditions, with significant weight attributed to the conflict with the development plan as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy C3Policy C4Policy CP12Policy GD5Policy H13
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 124Paragraph 135

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