PPS 7 Addendum Residential Extensions and Alterations·Page 17·A30
Privacy - Garden Overlooking
Overlooking of gardens is unacceptable where it results in direct, uninterrupted views from a main room into the most private area of a neighbour's garden, typically the first 3-4 metres of the rear garden closest to the house.
Overlooking of gardens may be unacceptable where it would result in an intrusive, direct and uninterrupted view from a main room, to the most private area of the garden, which is often the main sitting out area adjacent to the property, of your neighbours' house. As a general rule of thumb this area is the first 3-4 metres of a rear garden, closest to the residential property.
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