®Planning appeal decision
Land at Arundel Street, Treeton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 5PW
Planning appeal 6002557 at Land at Arundel Street, Treeton, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 5PW (Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 March 2026 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook and privacy.
the erection of two-storey building with rooms in the roofspace comprising of 5 retail units (use class E) at ground floor with 5 residential flats above
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- S60 5PW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
What decided it
The significant harm to the outlook and living conditions of occupiers at Nos. 5 and 6 Arundel Crescent from the proposed building's blank wall at close range was not outweighed by the identified benefits of housing supply, retail use, and brownfield reuse.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP55
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 124Paragraph 125Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 73
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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