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Notice varied and upheld9 January 20233288016

20 Colmer Road, London, SW16 5JZ

Planning appeal 3288016 at 20 Colmer Road, London, SW16 5JZ (London Borough of Lambeth) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 9 January 2023 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the outbuilding on the character and appearance of the area.

without planning permission, the erection of a single-storey flat roofed outbuilding at the end of the rear garden of the premises, fronting onto Danbrook Road and with a roller shutter garage door and means of access allowing for vehicular ingress and egress to and from the outbuilding over the pedestrian footpath

Authority
London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
other · Householder developments
Inspector
Thompson F
Postcode
SW16 5JZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the outbuilding on the character and appearance of the area
  • The living conditions of the occupiers of 20 Colmer Road with regard to outlook and the availability of outdoor amenity space
  • The living conditions of nearby residents with particular regard to noise and disturbance
  • Highway safety

What decided it

The outbuilding's harmful effect on the character and appearance of the residential street and its overbearing impact on neighbouring living conditions could not be remedied by rendering or painting and could not be outweighed by the absence of highway safety harm.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D4 of The London Plan 2021Policy Q5 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020–2035Policy Q7 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020–2035Policy Q8 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020–2035Policy Q2 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020–2035Policy T1 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020–2035

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