Velux obscure glass - good or bad

[Starfish1234]

We’re planning an single story extension (replacing existing kitchen) Victorian end terrace.
We’d like skylights, but architect has said they’d need to be obscure glass as on side elevation, or we could go through planning permission to try and get clear glass.
The room isn’t particularly overlooked, and we can’t overlook anyone through them.
Has anyone got obscured glass velux. Would it be worth the money/hassle to try and get clear glass instead?

I'd prefer clear glass. It's lovely seeing the sky

Why is your architect saying they need to be obscure glass?

Because they’re on a side elevation of the building, that’s to fit in with permitted development rules.
If they were on the front or back they could be normal clear glass.

But they could be clear glass if we applied for planning permission, and got it, instead of permitted developmentz

But are they on the side or on the roof?
Can you see the neighbours through it?

They’re on the single story roof. It’s a long thin extension, classic kitchen, coal shed, loo, on the back of a terrace house.
The roof is pitched and ‘faces’ the neighbour.

I'm absolutely not suggesting this...
But you can put obscure glass in, get it signed off by Building Control and then change it to clear glass.

Do you think your neighbour would actually object to it?