| 1. | The proposal to erect a dwelling on a site that is approached by a narrow access track and without proper road frontage constitutes a sub-standard layout of land which would result in significant detriment to the amenities of the existing residential properties bordering the track. In particular, the use of the shared accessway/drive, which are in close proximity to "The Beech Trees" and "Old Station House", would adversely affect the living conditions of the occupiers of those dwellings by reason of loss of privacy and/or the noise and general disturbance of vehicles and pedestrians passing close by. Furthermore, a one and a half storey dwelling, as indicated in the "Design & Access Statement", with its consequent first floor windows would be an unneighbourly form of development in that it would be likely to result in the private garden areas of adjacent property being overlooked. It would also appear as an overbearing and oppressive feature to the occupiers of those dwellings in Kings Court whose gardens border the application site in view of the former being considerably lower in level than the latter. The Borough Council considers, therefore, that the proposal is contrary to Policies HOU7/8 (criteria (C) and (E)) and HOU15 of the adopted Great Yarmouth Borough-Wide Local Plan. |
