Planning appeal decision
Flat 3, 12 Ventnor Road, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1JE
Planning appeal 3351508 at Flat 3, 12 Ventnor Road, Portland, Dorset, DT5 1JE (Dorset) was dismissed on 8 April 2025 by Inspector Perrins N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring properties.
Removal of Condition 3 to retain metal balustrades around flat roof area; development comprises retention of flat roof, retention of roof dormer altered to remove external door and replace with window and Juliet balcony
- Authority
- Dorset
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Perrins N
- Postcode
- DT5 1JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring properties
What decided it
The removal of Condition 3 would result in unrestricted potential use of the external flat roof area, which would be intrusive to and unacceptably harm the living conditions of neighbouring properties, contrary to Policy ENV16 and NPPF paragraph 135.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ENV16
- 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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