®Planning appeal decision
10 Stansfield Road, LONDON, SW9 9RZ
Without planning permission the intentional unauthorised: material change of use of the premises from a single dwellinghouse to three self-contained flats (‘the three unauthorised flats’); erection of a single storey rear extension with parapet walls and roof terrace (‘the unauthorised rear extension’); and erection of side and rear rendered breezeblock boundary walls to 3m in height in the rear garden (one along the boundary with number 12 Stansfield Road and one along the rear boundary) (‘the two unauthorised boundary walls’)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pleasant L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development provides for acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupiers and the effect on housing mix having regard to local and national planning policy
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to privacy and outlook
- The effect on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
- Whether the development supports sustainable travel
What decided it
The conversion fails to provide acceptable living conditions for existing and future occupiers due to inadequate internal and external space, poor natural light and outlook, and conflicts with multiple development plan policies on housing standards, neighbour amenity, character and sustainable travel.
The growth objectives of the London Plan and need to provide accommodation for different housing sectors do not outweigh the identified harm to living conditions of occupiers and neighbours, character and appearance, and sustainable travel objectives.
Framework references: 64
Plan policies cited: Policy H6, Policy H5, Policy D6, Policy Q2, Policy Q5, Policy Q7, Policy Q11, Policy Q12, Policy Q13, Policy Q15, Policy T6, Policy H2
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