Land at 67 Hafton Road, London, SE6 1LW

a ‘single residential dwelling … private residential amenity space and on street parking for an electric vehicle

Authority: London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Cowley R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 63 and 67 Hafton Road, and 28 and 30 Hazelbank Road, with particular regard to outlook
Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity space provision and privacy

What decided it

The proposal's failure to relate successfully to the existing design quality of the streetscape and its unacceptable overbearing effect on neighbouring outlook, combined with inadequate private amenity space for future occupiers, resulted in multiple breaches of the development plan that could not be overcome.

Framework references: 130, 134

Plan policies cited: DM Policy 33, Policy 15 of the Core Strategy, Policy D3 of The London Plan, DM Policy 32, Policy D6 of the London Plan

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