2 Old Road , Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 4AD

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

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.

Plan policies cited: Policy HOU13 of the SADPD, Policy HOU12 of the SADPD, Policy SE1 of the Cheshire East Local Plan Strategy 2017, Policy HOU11 of the SADPD

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