Planning appeal decision
107 Jerningham Road, London, SE14 5NH
Planning appeal 3291391 at 107 Jerningham Road, London, SE14 5NH (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 18 March 2022 by Inspector Miles H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Telegraph Hill Conservation Area.
lowering of the front boundary rendered block wall, making good the timber cladding to the refuse store together with the retention and modification of the planting layout in the front garden and creation of a dropped kerb and vehicular crossover
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Miles H
- Postcode
- SE14 5NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Telegraph Hill Conservation Area.
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Telegraph Hill Conservation Area from the introduction of front garden car parking and the proposed rendered boundary wall outweighs the minor environmental benefits of the scheme.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1 of the London Plan March 2021Policy 15 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document June 2011Policy 16 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document June 2011Policy 30 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Development Management Local Plan November 2014Policy 36 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Development Management Local Plan November 2014Policy 14 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document June 2011Policy 29 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Development Management Local Plan November 2014
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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