Planning appeal decision
198 Rugby Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 6DU
Planning appeal 3345838 at 198 Rugby Road, Leamington Spa, CV32 6DU (Warwick District Council) was dismissed on 29 August 2024 by Inspector Marshall E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The impact of the proposal upon neighbouring residential amenity with regard to light and outlook.
single storey rear extension and alteration of an existing side access gate
- Authority
- Warwick District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
- Postcode
- CV32 6DU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal upon neighbouring residential amenity with regard to light and outlook
What decided it
The cumulative impact of the proposed extension in breaching the 45-degree line and materially restricting outlook from the neighbouring habitable window, creating an enclosing and overbearing effect that would unacceptably harm neighbouring residential amenity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BE3Warwick District Residential Design Guide 2018
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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