®Planning appeal decision
141 Wellmeadow Road, London, SE6 1HP
Planning appeal 3296466 at 141 Wellmeadow Road, London, SE6 1HP (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 11 November 2022 by Inspector Evans L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory living environment for future occupiers.
conversion of the existing building fronting Wellmeadow Road from a mixed use as a dance and stage school (ground floor) and 1no. three bedroom residential flat (first floor) to 3no. self-contained two-bedroom flats (ground and first floor) and erection of single-storey infill extension to rear NE corner, together with the conversion of the existing detached single-storey dance school studio building located to the rear into 1no. three bedroom dwelling and associated external works
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Evans L
- Postcode
- SE6 1HP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory living environment for future occupiers
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory and safe access and parking, including in relation to access to the neighbour's garage
What decided it
The poor outlook from the bedrooms in the converted dance studio and one flat, resulting from their proximity to site boundaries, would not provide a satisfactory living environment for future occupiers and would conflict with development plan policies and the NPPF.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy 15 of Lewisham's Core StrategyPolicy DM 32 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014)Policy T6 of the London PlanPolicy T6.1 of the London PlanPolicy 14 of the Lewisham Core StrategyPolicy DM 29 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014)Policy DM 30 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014)Policy DM 33 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 108Paragraph 124
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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