®Planning appeal decision
50 St. German's Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1RX
Planning appeal 3260247 at 50 St. German's Road, Forest Hill, London, SE23 1RX (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 25 June 2021 by Inspector Wraight G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The principle of the loss of existing housing.
the change of use in principle of 50 St. German's Road, SE23 1RX, from a single family dwelling (use class C3), into a private primary school, (use class D1), in order to extend the much needed existing educational facilities in the area
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wraight G
- Postcode
- SE23 1RX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of the loss of existing housing
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of adjacent dwellings, with particular reference to outlook, overlooking and noise and disturbance
- The effect of the proposal on the surrounding highway network and whether adequate refuse storage, cycle parking and car parking would be provided
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal fails to accord with the development plan taken as a whole because it cannot be justified as a loss of housing, causes significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of outlook and potential overlooking, and lacks adequate evidence on highway impacts and parking provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 1 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy DM2 of the Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy DM42 of the Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy DM26 of the Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy DM31 of the Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy DM29 of the Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy DM30 of the Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy 15 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy 14 of the Core Strategy 2011Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021Policy D13 of the London Plan 2021Policy T5 of the London Plan 2021Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127Paragraph 108Paragraph 110
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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