®Planning appeal decision
354 Norwood Road, LONDON, SE27 9AA
extension of first floor and use from a B1(Office) to a C3 (Residential) to form a 1x2 bedroom flat and replace existing flat roof with mansard set behind raised parapet wall to create a 1x1 bedroom flat on new second floor
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- MacLeod R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether it is reasonable to require evidence of an absence of demand for use of the upper floor for employment purposes
- whether a contribution towards off site affordable housing provision is warranted
- whether a legal agreement should be required in relation to on street car parking permits and a car club membership
- the impact of the additional floor area on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers in relation to outlook, overlooking and loss of privacy
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating that the vacant office floorspace had been marketed for the required two-year period, combined with the lack of a legal agreement to secure car-free development and the significant loss of privacy to neighbouring occupiers.
Framework references: 64
Plan policies cited: Policy ED2 (Lambeth Local Plan 2015), Policy ED1 (Lambeth Local Plan 2021), Policy H2 (Lambeth Local Plan 2015), Policy H2 (Lambeth Local Plan 2021), Policy H6 (Lambeth Local Plan 2021), London Plan Policy T6, Policy Q2 (Lambeth Local Plan 2021)
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.