®Planning appeal decision
Oak Cottage, South Street, Ropley, Hampshire, SO24 0DY
Planning appeal 3346055 at Oak Cottage, South Street, Ropley, Hampshire, SO24 0DY (East Hampshire District Council) was allowed on 6 December 2024 by Inspector Cahalane R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing condition 4 would have on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with particular regard to privacy.
Two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, upgrading of existing garden room
- Authority
- East Hampshire District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cahalane R
- Postcode
- SO24 0DY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing condition 4 would have on the living conditions of nearby occupiers, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The separation distances and oblique angles between Oak Cottage and all surrounding neighbours are sufficient to avoid adverse impacts on privacy even with clear glazing and unrestricted opening of the window.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP27 of the East Hampshire District Local Plan: Joint Core Strategy (2014)Policy RNP11 of the Ropley Neighbourhood Plan (2019)
- 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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