- Decision
- dismissed, 1 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: S F Barnes
- Authority
- Brentwood (East of England)
- Appeal reference
- 6009118
- Application reference
- 25/00814/FUL
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Retrospective two-storey rear extension to commercial/flat building (variation on 2023 permission)
- Site context
- inside settlement
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- Brentwood LP BE14, P3(2)(b)
- Development plan policies
- Brentwood Local Plan 2016-2033 BE14
- Main issues
- neighbour outlook and daylight
Summary
A retrospective two-storey rear extension was dismissed. It replaced the sloping side wall of an approved fallback scheme with a continuous full-height wall, which enclosed the neighbour's only living-room window and cut daylight. The changes in the Framework were "not material to the outcome" (DL ¶2).
What made the difference
The comparison with the fallback: the extra height and length next to the living-room window produced "a pronounced experience of confinement between brick walls" (DL ¶8).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| P3(2)(b) | fail | full-height side wall beside sole living-room window at No 251 — confinement and daylight loss (DL 8-10), decided under BE14 |
Key facts
- Fallback 2023 permission (23/00725/FUL) had a sloping side wall; appeal scheme a continuous full-height wall
- Built form differs from submitted drawings; assessed on drawings
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.