®Planning appeal decision
26A Inglemere Road, Forest Hill, SE23 2BE
demolition of existing outbuilding and erection of one detached dwelling house
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The principle of a dwelling on the appeal site having regard to the character and appearance of the area (both appeals)
- The effect on the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos. 69 and 70 Bampton Road with regard to outlook (Appeal A only)
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area from consolidating development within the valuable enclosed rear garden space of the perimeter block outweighed the modest benefits of the proposed dwelling(s).
The modest benefits of delivering one additional dwelling did not outweigh the significant environmental harm to character and appearance and resultant conflict with the development plan; for Appeal A, this was further outweighed by additional harm to neighbours' living conditions and conflict with parking policy.
Framework references: 130, 126, 108, 124
Plan policies cited: DM Policy 30, DM Policy 33, Policy 15 (Core Strategy), Policy 14 (Core Strategy), Policy T6 (London Plan), Policy T6.1 (London Plan), Policy H2 (London Plan)
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.