Planning appeal decision
10 Vallenders Road, Bredon, Tewkesbury, GL20 7HL
Planning appeal 3351587 at 10 Vallenders Road, Bredon, Tewkesbury, GL20 7HL (Wychavon District Council) was dismissed on 23 December 2024 by Inspector Seddon M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the air conditioner on the living conditions of the occupants of 8 Vallenders Road in respect of noise and disturbance.
an air conditioner which is installed to the garden building
- Authority
- Wychavon District Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Seddon M
- Postcode
- GL20 7HL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the air conditioner on the living conditions of the occupants of 8 Vallenders Road in respect of noise and disturbance
What decided it
The air conditioner's proximity to the neighbouring boundary with inadequate screening would cause significant adverse noise impacts in the neighbouring garden during peak summer use periods, contrary to development plan policy and NPPF guidance on noise mitigation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- SWDP 21SWDP 31
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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