Planning appeal decision
1 Windbrook, Sunderland, SR2 0FE
Planning appeal 3339403 at 1 Windbrook, Sunderland, SR2 0FE (Sunderland City Council) was dismissed on 30 July 2024 by Inspector Symmons J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect on character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area.
a two storey side extension
- Authority
- Sunderland City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Symmons J
- Postcode
- SR2 0FE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect on character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- effect on the living conditions of the neighbours at 8 Burleigh Close in terms of privacy
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet the SPD's recommendation that side extension width should not exceed 50% of the original dwellinghouse width and would cause unacceptable overlooking of neighbouring residents' privacy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BH1 of the Sunderland City Council Core Strategy and Development Plan 2015 to 2033 – January 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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