46 Pennard Road, LONDON, W12 8DS

the conversion of a single family dwelling into 1 x 3 bedroom self-contained flat, 1 x 2 bedroom self-contained flat and 1 x1 bedroom self-contained flat; erection of a rear roof extension; erection of a single storey extension to the side of the main building and to the side and rear of the existing back addition; alterations to the rear elevation to include the installation of new windows, Juliet balconies and bi-folding doors; installation of new railings to the front boundary wall and installation of a refuse and bike store in the front garden area without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 2017/03503/FUL, dated 3 November 2017

Authority: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Robbie K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not a mechanism to control parking is necessary to protect the area from parking stress and to limit congestion
If so, whether or not the disputed conditions provide such a mechanism

What decided it

Conditions 10 and 12 provide a reasonable mechanism tied to the property itself to secure car-parking permit-free measures required by Local Plan Policy T4, whereas condition 11 impermissibly restricted individuals rather than the land and therefore failed the NPPF tests for conditions.

Plan policies cited: Policy T1, Policy T4, Policy CC10, Policy HO11, Key Principle TR3

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