®Planning appeal decision
Land at Nos. 34a & b Foyle Road, Blackheath, London, SE3 7RH
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
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.
Framework references: 56
Plan policies cited: Policy DH1 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014)
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