®Planning appeal decision
50 Porthcawe Road, Sydenham, LONDON, SE26 5TA
5 storey 18m high residential development containing 2no 3 bed units, 2no 2 bed units and 4no 1 bed units. Communal roof garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Simpson L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the appeal site and surrounding area
- Whether the proposed development would provide a suitable standard of accommodation for future occupiers of the ground floor unit, with particular regard to outlook, privacy, daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The harmful impact on character and appearance combined with the significant overbearing effect on ground floor occupiers' outlook outweighed the limited housing benefits of the development.
The limited housing benefits and compliance with other development plan policies were outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and the significant harm to the standard of accommodation for future occupiers.
Framework references: 11, 60, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy DM30, Policy DM32, Policy CS15, Policy H2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.