Juliet Balconies & Permitted Development?

hj

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Hi. I'm having a 3m deep 2 story extension built on the back of my house. I plan to have a juliet balcony on the side elevation which overlooks the end of my neighbour's garden. Distance from the house to the fence is 9m. The inspiration for the JB is my neighbour, who had a side extension built on their house with a JB facing right across my back garden.

They are now objecting to my JB.

The extension has PD agreement from the council.

My question is... as it is on the side of the extension, would it have to be obscured/fixed below 1.7m (ie for side windows).

Thanks for any views.
 
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Yes it would, basically your JB would be a waste of time as you couldn't have doors.
 
As above, not PD.
If your proposed JB would overlook the end of their garden, how come their JB looks right across yours?
 
Thanks for the replies. My neighbour and I share a corner plot, each rear garden running to the corner point. The houses are at 90degrees to each other. They extended their house sideways towards my garden. They put a JB on the side of their extension facing right down their and my house & garden towards the corner. My house is being extended backwards directly away from their house, not sideways. The JB on the far side of the extension faces across the tip of their garden.

Anyway, from what I understand, having a JB is PD, but it may have to comply with side window rules (ie obscuring / non-opening below 1.7m). My architect just got back to me. He's talked to a planner, who says it's not clear as to what is allowed which would probably mean getting the council involved and possibly bringing the build under planning permission rules.

Ugh.
 
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He's talked to a planner, who says it's not clear as to what is allowed

Actually, it is clear in the permitted development rules - planning officers always say 'it's not clear' or 'it's a grey area' when
they don't really know the rules.

That aside, if you have to apply for p.p., would it necessarily be refused if you only overlook a small bit of their rear garden?
9m is quite a wide distance, and the p.d. rules were probably formulated on the basis of the average house plot, where there
is the potential for overlooking most of the adjoining garden.
 
Problem is, the extension is being built now; the outline of the JB is already appearing in the blockwork. I wouldn't want to stop the build to wait for PP process.

Maybe I'll just create 2 fixed, obscured strip windows which would follow the positioning of the sides of the JB. Get the rest of the build finished and signed off, and then I have the option of going for PP afterwards. It wouldn't be difficult to remove the 2 strip windows, remove the brick/blockwork in between, and put in a JB.
 
Yes the JB in itself wouldn't contravene PD, but opening/non obscured windows would.
It is quite straight forward from a PD point of view. It's not allowed. Whether acceptable under a planning application is another matter.
Your solution seems like a sensible one, just make sure that you fit a lintel sufficiently wide to accommodate any future windows or doors
 

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