Planning appeal decision
229 Chantrey Crescent, Great Barr, Walsall, B43 7PG
Planning appeal 3344044 at 229 Chantrey Crescent, Great Barr, Walsall, B43 7PG (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 August 2024 by Inspector Ellis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposals on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 1 Goodall Grove with specific regard to outlook and light.
a single storey rear extension
- Authority
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ellis D
- Postcode
- B43 7PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposals on the living conditions of the occupiers of No 1 Goodall Grove with specific regard to outlook and light
What decided it
The extension unacceptably reduces the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through its overbearing effect and significant reduction in daylight and sunlight to the conservatory, contrary to development plan policy and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy GP2 of the Walsall Unitary Development Plan 2005Policy HOU2 of the Black Country Core Strategy 2011
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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