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3.33 All units would be built to Lifetime Homes standards; all bathrooms would be
wheelchair accessible and dwellings could be easily adapted for wheelchair residents.
There would be lift access to the front doors of the eight flats in the flat block with level
access from the street level. The two houses are easily adaptable for wheelchair use.
The main staircase can also be easily adapted to take a chairlift if required. Officers
thereby consider that policy is met in this matter.
IMPACT ON NEIGHBOURS
3.34 Policy DM G1 states all proposals must be formulated to respect the principles of
good neighbourliness. Furthermore, Supplementary Planning Guidance SPD Housing
Policy 8 seeks to protect the existing amenities of neighbouring residential properties in
terms of outlook, light, privacy and noise and disturbance.
3.35 The proposed development would be located on a relatively open part of the
estate, which in terms of buildings contains a single storey garage block.
Notwithstanding this due to the location of the proposed development within the site and
the set back from the adjacent roads, officers consider that it would not result in a
detrimental impact to surrounding residential buildings, in terms of loss of outlook or
increased sense of enclosure.
3.36 Supplementary Planning Guidance SPD Housing Policy 8 states that new
windows (or terraces) should normally be positioned so that they are a minimum of 18
metres away from existing residential windows as measured by an arc of 60 degrees
taken from the centre of the proposed window. Policy DM H11 of the DM LP 2013, says
that `All proposed developments (including new buildings, demolition of existing
buildings, conversions and changes of use) will be required to show that there will be no
undue detriment to the general amenities enjoyed by existing surrounding occupiers of
their properties, particularly where commercial and service activities will be close to
residential properties. In the case of mixed use developments, similar protection will
also be afforded to the prospective residents and other users where there is potential for
activities within the new development to impact on their immediate neighbours on the
same site. SPD Housing Policy 8 adds that roof terraces or balconies likely to cause
harm to the existing amenities of neighbouring properties by reason of noise and
disturbance will not be supported.
3.37 Ceylon Road to the west is located over 18 m away from the new windows, To
the east Brangwyn Court is over 18m away, there is only an 8m distance between two
new windows and Elgar Court (however the proposed windows are high level openings
only) and as such officers consider that they would not result in loss of privacy or
overlooking. To the north (Porten Road), there are a few windows within the 18m
distance (10.8 metres), however, the angle is very oblique and officers consider that the
degree of overlooking is very limited and as such do not consider that the scheme
would result in demonstrable harm in terms of overlooking and loss of privacy.
3.38 It is difficult to predict with any accuracy the likely level of noise/disturbance that
would be generated by the use of the proposed balcony/terrace areas. On the upper
floors the scheme would provide six balconies (5 - 6 sqm each), and 2 terraces at
second floor level (25 sqm each), and two terraces at 4th floor level (20 sqm each). The
larger terraces would have significant screening (full details to be reserved by condition
31). The larger terraces would be located at a high level, and together with the
proposed screening as well as their distance relationship to the existing properties, it is
not considered that their use would, in the normal course of events, be likely to harm the