®Planning appeal decision
St Johns, Granville Terrace, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 8DF
conversion of the church and erection of a rear two storey extension (following demolition of existing single storey extension) to provide 5 no residential units, and the erection of a 2½ storey building fronting The Avenue to provide 4 no apartments on the former church car park without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 21/35049/FUL, dated 31 August 2023, which varied planning permission Ref 19/31557/FUL, which in turn varied planning permission Ref APP/Y3425/W/16/3164139, dated 10 August 2017
- Authority
- Stafford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether condition 6 is necessary having regard to the privacy of the occupiers of Granville House
- whether, having regard to the Act and Planning Policy Guidance, the local planning authority was able to attach condition 6 to the permission
What decided it
The separation distance of approximately 12m between the bedroom window and the side boundary, combined with the limited daytime use of bedrooms and the protection afforded to the highest amenity areas of the garden by existing screening and boundary treatments, meant that overlooking would not be harmful to privacy.
Plan policies cited: Policy N1e
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