®Planning appeal decision
26 Chamber House Drive, Rochdale, OL11 3LS
Planning appeal 3367079 at 26 Chamber House Drive, Rochdale, OL11 3LS (Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 October 2025 by Inspector Clifford E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed rear extension on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, 24 and 28 Chamber House Road, having particular regard to outlook and daylight.
a two-storey rear extension and first floor side extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Clifford E
- Postcode
- OL11 3LS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed rear extension on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, 24 and 28 Chamber House Road, having particular regard to outlook and daylight
- if there is any harm under the first main issue, whether such harm is outweighed by the personal circumstances put forward by the appellant
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through loss of outlook and daylight, combined with the absence of evidence that the proposed scheme was the only means of achieving the appellant's care objectives, outweighed the personal circumstances advanced.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM1 of the Rochdale Core Strategy (2016)Policy JP-P1 of the Places for Everyone Joint Development Plan (2024)Rochdale Guidelines and Standards for Residential Development SPD (2016)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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