24 Cambrian Road, Richmond, TW10 6JQ

single storey rear extension, removal of glazed extension at ground floor, rear dormer roof extension, 3 rooflights on front roof slope, cycle and refuse stores and associated hard and soft landscaping to facilitate the conversion of two flats to one dwellinghouse

Authority: Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Jones RE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposal makes adequate provision toward infrastructure, with particular reference to affordable housing
whether the proposal complies with the requirements of sustainable construction having regard to local planning policies

What decided it

The appellant's failure to provide a Council-commissioned viability assessment and a completed Sustainable Construction Checklist as required by local plan policies LP36 and LP22 respectively meant the proposal could not be demonstrated to comply with development plan requirements.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP36, Policy LP22, Affordable Housing SPD, Sustainable Construction Checklist SPD

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