3 Kenwood Road, Flat 8, SHEFFIELD, S7 1NP

alterations to allow the use of the second floor as a dwelling (Use Class C3) including provision of side and rear windows and rooflights to front and side without complying with conditions 2, 3 and 4 attached to planning permission Ref 18/04440/FUL, dated 22 August 2019

Authority: Sheffield City Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Gravett R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect that varying condition 2 and 4 would have on the living conditions of the occupiers of Flat 7, with particular regards to privacy
whether varying condition 3 would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Nether Edge Conservation Area

What decided it

The removal of condition 4 requiring obscure glazing on the rear window allowed the appeal, as the clear-glazed window does not result in significant overlooking due to its oblique angle toward the neighbouring terrace.

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: Policy H14 of the Sheffield Unitary Development Plan (1998)

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