PPS 7 Quality Residential Environments·Page 25·4.38
Privacy and Overlooking
Residential developments should provide reasonable spacing between buildings to minimise overlooking and protect occupants' privacy while also improving daylight access.
The protection of the privacy of the occupants of residential properties is an important element of the quality of a residential environment. It is a particularly important consideration where new development is proposed adjacent to existing properties. Proposals should therefore seek to provide reasonable space between buildings in order to minimise overlooking. This will also assist in providing acceptable levels of daylight to properties.
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