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Dismissed11 October 20243346669

25 Scrooby Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, DN11 8JW

Planning appeal 3346669 at 25 Scrooby Road, Bircotes, Doncaster, DN11 8JW (Bassetlaw District Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2024 by Inspector Berry A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future residents, with reference to outdoor amenity space, privacy, light, and noise and disturbance, and the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with reference to privacy.

the change of use from existing ground floor shop with WC and kitchen area into a single person bed sit flat

Authority
Bassetlaw District Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Berry A
Postcode
DN11 8JW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future residents, with reference to outdoor amenity space, privacy, light, and noise and disturbance, and the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with reference to privacy

What decided it

The cumulative adverse effects on future residents' living conditions—particularly the lack of a bedroom window, inadequate outdoor amenity space, noise exposure, and loss of privacy—made the proposal unacceptable.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM4 of the Bassetlaw District Local Development Framework Core Strategy & Development Management Policies DPDPolicy 8 of the Harworth & Bircotes Neighbourhood Development Plan 2015-2028
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 135Paragraph 191

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