Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent Hunters Cottage, Wellgate, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3HW
Planning appeal 3344395 at Land Adjacent Hunters Cottage, Wellgate, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN12 3HW (Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 27 November 2024 by Inspector Martinson P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook and privacy.
‘Erection of detached building, part dwelling/part store with bin stores opposite’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Martinson P
- Postcode
- DN12 3HW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook and privacy through a combination of windows with good open aspects, obscure glazing to prevent overlooking, and adequate garden privacy distances.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 44
- 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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