Planning appeal decision
Garage Adjacent to 9 Devonshire Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5HQ
Planning appeal 3274394 at Garage Adjacent to 9 Devonshire Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5HQ (London Borough of Sutton) was dismissed on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Law T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide for a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers with regard to internal and external amenity space.
the change of use of existing detached garage to residential use to provide a one person studio unit involving a front extension, mezzanine floor and rear balcony
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Law T
- Postcode
- SM2 5HQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide for a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers with regard to internal and external amenity space
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal provides sufficient information regarding carbon reduction and climate change
What decided it
The proposed development would provide inadequate internal and external amenity space that would result in unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers and a cramped form of development harmful to the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 9Policy 1Policy 28Policy 31Policy 32Policy 33London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy SI2London Plan Policy SI3London Plan Policy SI5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 154
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.
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