Planning appeal decision
2 Old Road , Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4AD
Planning appeal 3370560 at 2 Old Road , Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4AD (Cheshire East) was dismissed on 17 September 2025 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of residents of adjacent dwellings in respect of outlook.
Erection of first floor extension to existing side extension with new subservient (1.5m lower) pitched slate roof (matching roof line of original house). With new obscure windows front and back to match the vernacular. To allow two new upstairs bathrooms and an office
- Authority
- Cheshire East
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- SK9 4AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of residents of adjacent dwellings in respect of outlook
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future residents in respect of outlook
What decided it
The significant harm to future residents' living conditions arising from inadequate outlook in a habitable room due to the necessity of obscure glazing outweighed the benefits of improved accommodation.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HOU13 of the SADPDPolicy HOU12 of the SADPDPolicy SE1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017Policy HOU11 of the SADPD
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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