®Planning appeal decision
112 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE3 8RN
Planning appeal 3248821 at 112 Shooters Hill Road, London, SE3 8RN (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 23 November 2021 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sun in Sands Conservation Area, having regard to the setting of a group of locally listed buildings, and including any effect on trees.
subdivision of an existing 662sqm site to create an additional plot for the erection of a new-build, 3-storey, detached 4- bedroom house. It is proposed to demolish the existing concrete outbuilding (bomb shelter) located to the rear of the site, and to sub-divide the rear split garden to allow for the erection of the detached, 4-bedroom house with private garden to the side. The new division will utilise approximately 207sqm of the rear of the garden, leaving approximately 168sqm of rear garden for private amenity space for the ground floor and lower-ground floor flats
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- SE3 8RN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Sun in Sands Conservation Area, having regard to the setting of a group of locally listed buildings, and including any effect on trees
- Whether the development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to internal space standards
- The effect of the proposal on assets of archaeological significance
What decided it
The proposal would fail to preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the conservation area and would be harmful to the setting of locally listed buildings, compounded by inadequate living conditions and unresolved archaeological concerns.
The harm to the conservation area and setting of locally listed buildings, together with the loss of protected trees and failure to demonstrate adequate living conditions, was not outweighed by the modest public benefits of providing a single additional dwelling.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy D4Policy D6Policy HC1Policy G5Policy G7Policy H1Policy H5Policy H(c)Policy DH1Policy DH3Policy DH(h)Policy DH(j)Policy DH(m)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 194
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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