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Dismissed4 February 20223276741

Land Previously Known As Units 2,3,4 Queensthorpe Mews, Queensthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PN

Planning appeal 3276741 at Land Previously Known As Units 2,3,4 Queensthorpe Mews, Queensthorpe Road, London, SE26 4PN (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 4 February 2022 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of a conservation area in relation to its height, scale and design.

to build three, three bedroomed terraced houses on the land as a mews development. Each house will be independent with own private garden to rear. The ground will be excavated down to allow the new development new step free access

Authority
London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
MacLeod R
Postcode
SE26 4PN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of a conservation area in relation to its height, scale and design
  • the impact on the living conditions of adjoining occupiers in relation to outlook, privacy and a sense of enclosure
  • the adequacy of living conditions for future occupiers in relation to privacy in habitable rooms and external amenity space
  • the impact on local on-street parking stress

What decided it

The harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area through the scale and unsympathetic design of the terrace, combined with the substantial adverse impact on the living conditions of occupiers at 1 Queensthorpe Road, outweighed the benefits of providing three additional dwellings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 15Policy 16Policy 14Policy DM30Policy DM31Policy DM33Policy DM36Policy DM32Policy DM29
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 202

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