®Planning appeal decision
18A Ridgway, Wimbledon Village, LONDON, SW19 4QN
the conversion of existing B1 to C3, to provide 2 new self- contained flats and a new raised refuse area
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
- Whether the development would result in the loss of a viable community facility, or would lead to inadequate provision of or poor accessibility to healthcare for residents
- Whether the development would make adequate provision to comply with sustainability targets including reductions in carbon dioxide emissions and water consumption
What decided it
The lack of private outdoor amenity space for the two proposed flats would provide unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, combined with the failure to demonstrate that the loss of the viable community facility would not be harmful.
Framework references: 189, 200, 201
Plan policies cited: Policy CS14 of the 2011 Merton Core Strategy, Policy DM D2 of the 2014 Merton Sites and Policies Plan, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy DM C1 of the Merton Sites and Policies Plan, Policy CS15 of the Merton Core Strategy
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.