®Planning appeal decision
74 Balmoral Road, Northampton, NN2 6JZ
described on the application form as the ‘change of use from dwellinghouse to HMO for 5 persons to include construction of a single storey flat roof rear extension forming one en-suite bedroom, and the installation of a new access door to the side elevation to suit the new layout.’
- Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Fuller A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers of 72 and 76 Balmoral Road, with particular regard to outlook and daylight
What decided it
The proposed extension would unacceptably harm the outlook and daylight to the neighbouring property at No 76 Balmoral Road by creating excessive enclosure through narrowing the gap between the outriggers, conflicting with development plan policies requiring protection of outlook and adequate daylight.
Plan policies cited: Policy S10 of the West Northamptonshire Joint Core Strategy Local Plan (Part 1) (2014), Policy Q1 of the Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2 (2023), Policy Q2 of the Northamptonshire Local Plan Part 2 (2023)
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