Planning appeal decision
169 South Park Avenue, Norwich, NR4 7AZ
Planning appeal 3341110 at 169 South Park Avenue, Norwich, NR4 7AZ (Norwich City Council) was dismissed on 30 August 2024 by Inspector Kemmann-Lane T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the noise from the proposed air source heat pump on the amenity of the living conditions of neighbours, in particular, the neighbours at 171 South Park Avenue.
installation of heat pump at rear of property
- Authority
- Norwich City Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Kemmann-Lane T
- Postcode
- NR4 7AZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the noise from the proposed air source heat pump on the amenity of the living conditions of neighbours, in particular, the neighbours at 171 South Park Avenue
What decided it
The noise levels generated by the specified heat pump model would have a significant adverse impact on the living conditions of neighbouring properties without proper mitigation, and the appellant presented no evidence to refute the council's Environmental Protection Team assessment.
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