Formation of two apartments from existing first floor apartment

Why Was This Refused?

• ✓Flat 3A lacks pleasant, clear outlook from rooms
• ✓Windows face neighbouring outrigger 10m away
• ✓Rear bedroom window below higher site wall
• ✓Property in residential Conservation Area
• ✓heritage
• ✓flat 3A to the rear of the first floor of the property does not have a pleasant, clear outlook from any rooms

The site is a 4-storey semi-detached property in a residential area within a Conservation Area, with access via the main staircase to the front and rear yard. The proposal sought to divide the existing first floor apartment into two units, including flat 3A at the rear. Flat 3A would have three windows on the side elevation of the outrigger facing neighbouring properties 10 metres away, plus a single bedroom window on the rear elevation below a higher rear wall. The officer recommended refusal. The committee refused the application on 6 December 2005.

The application was refused by committee. The key issue was that flat 3A lacks a pleasant, clear outlook from any rooms. The officer also recommended refusal.

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