®Planning appeal decision
19 Leysdown Road, Eltham, London, SE9 3LY
Planning appeal 3271924 at 19 Leysdown Road, Eltham, London, SE9 3LY (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 1 March 2022 by Inspector Walker A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the (pre-compliance) height of the front boundary wall on highway safety.
without planning permission: i) the erection of a single storey outbuilding in the rear garden; ii) excavation and development of the land in the rear garden to provide a sunken development; iii) erection of boundary fencing within the rear garden which exceeds more than 2 metres from the original ground level; and iv) construction of front boundary wall exceeding 1 metre in height adjacent to the highway at the Property
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Walker A
- Postcode
- SE9 3LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the (pre-compliance) height of the front boundary wall on highway safety
- the effect of the outbuilding and boundary fencing within the rear garden on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, particularly as regards outlook
What decided it
The development conflicted with the development plan through unacceptable impacts on highway safety and neighbouring living conditions, and no material considerations outweighed this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DH(b)
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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