®Planning appeal decision
Shire Court, West Street, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, LU6 1NX
demolition of existing office and commercial units and change of use of existing builders' yard to residential, consisting of 6x residential mews dwellings and associated parking and amenity space
- Authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupants of nearby properties, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The unacceptable loss of privacy to neighbouring properties caused by the continuous wall of windows and balconies overlooking their rear gardens, combined with the development being heavily at odds with the prevailing local character, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11d) of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 110, 115, 129, 135, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy HQ1, Policy HQ8
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