®Planning appeal decision
265 Burlington Road, London, KT3 4NE
Planning appeal 3250440 at 265 Burlington Road, London, KT3 4NE (London Borough of Merton) was allowed on 29 June 2021 by Inspector Board D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the scheme on character and appearance of the area.
Demolition of the existing buildings and erection of two blocks of development ranging in height between seven and 15 storeys and comprising 456 new homes, of which 117 will be one beds, 290 will be two beds and 49 will be three beds. 499sqm of B1(a) office space will be accommodated at ground floor level along with 220 car parking spaces, 912 cycle parking spaces, a realigned junction onto Burlington Road, hard and soft landscaping and associated residential facilities. The application also includes minor changes to the layout and configuration of the retained Tesco car park
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Board D
- Postcode
- KT3 4NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the scheme on character and appearance of the area
- Whether the appeal scheme would make appropriate provision for parking
- Whether the Council is able to demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing sites sufficient to meet assessed housing need and the implications of this in terms of national and local planning policy
What decided it
The substantial benefit of delivering 456 market and affordable homes, weighed under the tilted balance due to the Council's lack of a five-year housing land supply, outweighed the limited harm to character and appearance and the partial conflict with tall buildings policy.
The limited harm to character and appearance and conflict with tall buildings policy did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery and the moderate benefits of the planning obligation package, so the balance favoured granting permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- CS14CS8CS15CS18CS20D9DM T2DM T1DM T3DM H2H10DM EP4S4SI 2SI 7SI 13T4 (A)T6T6.7T6.6DN6H4H5H77.7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 54Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 108Paragraph 109Paragraph 129Paragraph 181
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in London Borough of Merton
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Dismissed11 March 2026337527574A College Road, London, SW19 2BS
- Dismissed29 January 2026336254526 Marlowe Square , London, CR4 1DT
- Dismissed22 December 20253371051Development Site Between 6 And 8 Bordesley Road, Morden, SM4 5LR
- Dismissed18 November 20253368173The Trafalgar, 23 High Path, Colliers Wood, Merton, London, SW19 2JY
- Dismissed27 October 202533615657 Watery Lane, London, SW20 9AA
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.