®Planning appeal decision
Land at Nos. 34a & B Foyle Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7RH
Planning appeal 3260960 at Land at Nos. 34a & B Foyle Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7RH (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was allowed on 1 October 2021 by Inspector Witherley S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether condition (19) is necessary and reasonable, particularly having regard to the effect that removing it would have on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers.
Demolition of the existing garages and construction of 2x2-storey houses over basement, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 16/0029/F , dated 5 January 2016
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Witherley S
- Postcode
- SE3 7QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether condition (19) is necessary and reasonable, particularly having regard to the effect that removing it would have on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupiers
What decided it
The Council's concession that damage to neighbouring properties is a civil matter, combined with the absence of substantive evidence of harm to amenity and the finding that the barrier's engineered appearance conflicts with the character of the Conservation Area, led to the conclusion that condition 19 was not necessary or reasonable.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DH1 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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
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