Planning appeal decision
Anayah Apartments, 54B Trundleys Road, London, SE8 5FB
Planning appeal 3283771 at Anayah Apartments, 54B Trundleys Road, London, SE8 5FB (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 15 September 2022 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed additional storeys on the external appearance of the host building.
the construction of 2 additional storeys to 54B Trundley's Road, SE8 to provide 4 x 2-bed and 1 x 3 bed flats to a height no more than 18 metres high, together with an additional 10 cycle spaces under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) – Schedule 2, Part 20, Class A”
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- SE8 5FB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed additional storeys on the external appearance of the host building
What decided it
The proposed two additional storeys would cause significant harm to the external appearance of the host building by shifting its visual emphasis to the vertical and creating a jarring addition that conflicts with the prevailing lower-rise massing of the surrounding area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 15 of the 2011 Lewisham Core StrategyDM Policy 30 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 126Paragraph 130
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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