®Planning appeal decision
3 Mantle Road, London, SE4 2DU
the construction of a five-storey building comprising a ground floor commercial unit and 9 self-contained flats, together with the provision of refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and amenity space
- Whether or not the development would include adequate cycle parking facilities for the proposed commercial unit
- Whether or not the development would promote the use of sustainable modes of transport and prevent an unacceptable increase in demand for on-street car parking
- The effect of the development on nearby Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
What decided it
The substantial weight given to the harm arising from poor character and appearance, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, and undemonstrated impacts on biodiversity outweighed the moderate benefits of housing and commercial provision, particularly given the failure to establish that the Housing Delivery Test or five-year housing land supply provisions of the Framework were engaged.
The moderate social and economic benefits of nine residential units and a modern commercial unit were substantially outweighed by the harm to character and appearance, the significant shortcomings in future residents' living conditions, and the undemonstrated impacts on nearby Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation, resulting in a conflict with the development plan and the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 126, 130, 134, 180
Plan policies cited: Policy 15 of the 2011 Lewisham Core Strategy, Policy 12 of the 2011 Lewisham Core Strategy, Policy 14 of the 2011 Lewisham Core Strategy, DM Policy 30 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, DM Policy 32 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, DM Policy 33 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, DM Policy 24 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, DM Policy 29 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T5 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T6.1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy G6 of the London Plan 2021
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.