Regent Court, Regent Street, Hinckley, LE10 0AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• The impact of the proposal upon residential amenity of future occupants with regard to outlook, overlooking, loss of privacy, overshadowing, natural light, sense of enclosure and noise from adjoining commercial properties

What decided it

The proposal would result in a notably sub-standard unit of accommodation with unacceptable impacts on the amenity of future occupiers regarding outlook and sense of enclosure due to the 5-metre separation distance falling well below the 14-metre guidance for two-storey properties.

The modest benefit of a single 1-bedroom dwelling in a sustainable location and limited economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of poor amenity standards for future occupiers with regard to outlook and sense of enclosure.