®Planning appeal decision
556 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 3QG
retention of self contained 1 bed dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- O'Brien L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to the size of habitable rooms, the provision of amenity space, outlook and light
- whether or not the proposal would provide satisfactory arrangements for refuse storage
- whether or not the proposal would make an appropriate contribution to affordable housing
- the effect of the proposal on the operation of the highway with particular regard to parking
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to the small size of the dwelling, poor outlook and light, lack of amenity space, and inadequate refuse storage arrangements, combined with failure to make an appropriate affordable housing contribution.
The limited benefits of providing a new home and economic benefits from local facility use were outweighed by the failure to meet minimum space standards, provide adequate amenity space, outlook and light, and satisfactory refuse storage, and the failure to make an appropriate affordable housing contribution.
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan, 2021, Policy H5 of the Lambeth Local Plan, September 2015, Policy Q2 of the Lambeth Local Plan, September 2015, Policy Q12 of the Lambeth Local Plan, September 2015, Policy H2 of the Lambeth Local Plan, September 2015, Policy T6 of the Lambeth Local Plan, September 2015, Policy T7 of the Lambeth Local Plan, September 2015
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.