®Planning appeal decision
6 Bridge View, Shefford, Bedfordshire, SG17 5FT
to erect external timber and composite staircase to the rear of the property to allow access to enclosed back garden and also additional fire escape, by removing the first storey window and replacing with door to allow access onto staircase (Retrospective application)
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Marshall E
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The impact of the proposal upon the existing built form of the dwelling and the setting of the local and wider area
- Neighbouring residential amenity with regard to overlooking and loss of privacy
What decided it
The staircase would result in unacceptable overlooking and loss of privacy to the adjacent property, and any screening to mitigate this would further exacerbate the unacceptable impact on the character and appearance of the dwelling and locality.
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1
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