Tewkesbury Borough Council appeal evidence
Refused over neighbour living conditions in Tewkesbury?
See the privacy, outlook, cooking-smell and bedroom-space points in selected Tewkesbury examples.
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- Matched locally
- 15 of 46
- eligible decision families
- Allowed
- 0
- matched appeal records
- Dismissed
- 15
- matched appeal records
- Householder
- 13
- of 15 matched records
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Planning Data area point: Tewkesbury LPA (51.945616, −2.087312). This is the published representative point for the authority boundary, not a town hall, camera position or appeal site.
Tewkesbury Borough Council appeal findings
Privacy, outlook, smells and bedroom space
The matched local set has no allowed appeal. Appeal 90688 also covered character and recreational-disturbance issues, so its Bedroom 3 conclusion sits at this review’s edge.
Counted against appeals
Privacy, outlook, noise and cooking smells
Overlooking and privacy harmed neighbours
Rear extensions and a dormer were found to harm nearby occupiers through privacy loss, overlooking or outlook.
Cooking smells and noise affected neighbours
A hot-food takeaway was found to have an unacceptable effect on nearby residents from noise and cooking smells.
No allowed example matched
No allowed local example
This snapshot has no allowed local example for this issue.
Show neighbour privacy is protected
The dismissed extension and dormer examples show that privacy, overlooking and outlook effects needed to be demonstrated as acceptable.
Address cooking-smell and noise effects
The dismissed takeaway example shows that effects on nearby residents from cooking smells and noise still needed to be addressed.
Bedroom 3 met the stated standard
Appeal 90688 concluded that Bedroom 3 provided acceptable living conditions, despite the appeal’s overall dismissal.
Your refusal notice
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- Does the refusal identify overlooking, privacy or outlook harm to a named neighbour?
- Does it explain noise or cooking-smell effects on nearby residents?
- For a new home, does it identify a bedroom below the stated space standard?
The supplied passages are conclusion-led, so they do not show the site evidence behind the Tewkesbury findings. These decisions do not predict another result.
Appeal evidence examples
Read the reasoning in matched appeal decisions
Each example separates the development, the Inspector-stated issue that selected it, and the reasoning from the decision. Compare the facts as well as the outcome: these examples do not predict how a different proposal would be decided.
Dismissed appeal examples
5 examples
12 March 2026 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
described as: “Proposed two storey rear extension with single storey rear & side”.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of [address] with particular regard to privacy.
Paragraph 2 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
Taking all of the above into account, I find that the proposal would harm the living conditions of the occupiers of [address], with particular regard to privacy. As such, the proposal conflicts with Policy SD14 of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and [name], 2017 and Policy RES10 of the Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan, 2022. Taken together, these policies require amongst other things, that new development, including extensions to existing dwellings, cause no harm to the amenity of neighbouring occupants.
Paragraph 9 · Source page 2
1 August 2025 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
a two storey rear extension with single storey side - minor alterations internally.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issue is the proposed development’s effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of [address] (No. 7) with regard to outlook, overlooking and loss of privacy.
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Reasoning from the decision
For these reasons, I find harm to the living conditions of the occupiers of No. [address] with regard to overlooking and loss of privacy. I subsequently find conflict with the local development plan with specific regard to policy SD14 (Health and Environmental Quality) of the Gloucester, Cheltenham and [name] 2011-2031 (2017) which, among other things, aims to ensure new development does not cause unacceptable harm to the amenity of neighbouring occupants; and policy RES10 (Alteration and Extension of [name]) of the Tewkesbury Borough Plan 2011 -2031 which, among other things, aims to ensure that extension and alteration to existing dwellings do not have an unacceptable impact on the amenity of neighbouring properties.
Paragraph 9 · Source page 2
19 June 2026 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
construction of a new detached single storey 3-bedroom ‘self and custom build’ dwelling and construction of a detached single storey car port with access driveway and vehicular parking.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, having particular regard to the size of Bedroom 3; and whether adequate mitigation is secured to address recreational disturbance impacts on the Cotswold Beechwoods Special Protection Area (SAC)
Paragraph 2 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
For these reasons, the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, having particular regard to the size of Bedroom 3. Consequently, it complies with Policy DES1 of the TBP, which requires all new residential development to meet the Government’s nationally described space standards as a minimum.
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26 March 2026 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
change of use from retail to hot food takeaway ([name]).
Issue identified by the Inspector
The main issues are: • whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Tewkesbury Conservation Area (TCA), with particular reference to refuse bin storage; and • the effect of the development on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular reference to noise and cooking smells.
Paragraph 5 · Source page 1
Reasoning from the decision
Accordingly, the development has an unacceptable effect on the living conditions of nearby residents, with particular reference to noise and cooking smells. This is contrary to JCS Policy SD14 and TBP Policy RET6, which together require proposals for hot food takeaways not to have an adverse impact on the amenity of neighbouring uses with regard to noise and odour pollution.
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9 July 2025 · Dismissed
Development described in the decision
described as the ‘retrospective planning approval for extant front facing dormer approved under reference number 11/00891/FUL’.
Issue identified by the Inspector
The Council has not raised any objections to the dormer on the front elevation. Based on the evidence before me, and my observations at the site visit, I have no reason to take a different view. I therefore consider the main issue to be the effects of the rear dormer and single storey extension on: • the character and appearance of the host dwelling and the area; and • the living conditions of the occupiers of [address], with regard to privacy and outlook.
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Reasoning from the decision
For the above reasons I therefore conclude that the proposed development would cause harm in respect of privacy and outlook on the occupier of No 39. On this basis, there is conflict with SD14 of the JCS and Policy RES10 of the TBLP which seek to protect the amenity of neighbouring occupants. It would also conflict with the Framework which seeks to provide a high standard of living conditions for existing and future users.
Paragraph 15 · Source page 3