®Planning appeal decision
6A Market Square, SANDY, SG19 1HU
for conversion of the rear attached garage to a store for the retail unit, first floor extension above with an external staircase for access to a new first floor flat (7A) including internal alterations and a front Juliet balcony, and internal alterations to ex isting first floor flat (6A) with alterations to the access/entrance
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area bearing in mind it would be within the Sandy Conservation Area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of 8 Market Square, with particular reference to privacy
What decided it
The significant harm to the privacy of occupiers of 8 Market Square caused by views from the external staircase landing outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield reuse.
the significant harm to the privacy of occupiers of 8 Market Square significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of brownfield reuse, housing supply, and economic benefits when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 11, 78, 125, 12
Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy HE3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.