5 Fairhaven Avenue, Colchester, CO5 8EZ

described in the application form as ‘the removal of the installed Cabrio windows x 2 on the rear elevation and installation of 2 x 940 x 2520mm fixed and sloped Velux Windows with the bottom panel to have a frosted or opaque vinyl applied

Authority: Colchester City Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: CO5 8EZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to the potential for overlooking and loss of privacy

What decided it

The proposed Velux windows, with their fixed lower glazed panels and top-hung upper openings, would not enable the same intrusive overlooking as the Cabrio windows because occupants could not stand forward of the roof plane to obtain materially wider views.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP7 of Section 1 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan (2021), Policy DM13 of Section 2 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan (2022), Policy DM15 of Section 2 of the Colchester Borough Local Plan (2022)

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