157 Arthur Road LONDON SW19 8AD

the reinstatement of a partition wall between the shop and the access to upper floor residential uses.  The condition in dispute is No 4 which states that: “Within one month of completion of the partition wall, full details of the tiling pattern, extent of salvaged tile usage and samples of replacement tiles, which shall replicate the original tiles, shall be submitted to and approved by the local planning authority. No tiling works shall be commenced until the deatils (sic) are approved.”  The reason for the condition is: “In the interests of the preservation of the special architectural or historic interest of the listed building and to comply with policy CS14 of Merton’s Core Planning Strategy 2011 and policy DM D4 of Merton’s Sites and Policies Plan 2014

Authority: London Borough of Merton
Appeal type: other · Planning Listed Building and Conservation Area Appeal (Y)
Procedure: Hearing
Postcode: SW19 8AD

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