®Planning appeal decision
30 Station Road, Okehampton, Devon, EX20 1EA
the retention of a self-contained basement apartment
- Authority
- West Devon Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Faulkner H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupiers, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The serious loss of privacy for future occupiers of the basement flat resulting from direct views into principal living spaces from the garden and patio area would amount to material harm to their living environment that significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of the development.
Although the proposal would deliver a single additional dwelling and the Council cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply (engaging the tilted balance), the identified harm to the living conditions of future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy DEV1 of the Plymouth and South West Devon Joint Local Plan
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.