37 Chilton Avenue, STOWMARKET, IP14 1LB

Partition of existing dwellings rear garden to form an additional two storey dwelling

Authority: Mid Suffolk District Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Phillips A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect on the character and appearance of the local area
The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of 35 and 37 Chilton Avenue with particular reference to sunlight
Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to private amenity space

What decided it

The proposal fails to comply with Policy LP24 on three grounds: it does not preserve or enhance local character and appearance, it causes detrimental loss of sunlight to neighbouring occupants, and it fails to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants with adequate private amenity space.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP24, Policy SP09, Policy LP23

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