Planning appeal decision
Kelvin House, Worsley Bridge Road, London, SE26 5BE
Planning appeal 3299244 at Kelvin House, Worsley Bridge Road, London, SE26 5BE (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 28 December 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would comply with the relevant requirements of Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) in terms of previous use and adequate natural light in all habitable rooms.
prior approval for a change the use from class E to residential under class MA of the 2021 GPDO of the existing commercial floorspace to 18 dwellings (use class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson F
- Postcode
- SE26 5BE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would comply with the relevant requirements of Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) in terms of previous use and adequate natural light in all habitable rooms
What decided it
The proposal failed to demonstrate that adequate natural light would be provided in all habitable rooms, particularly because the daylight and sunlight assessment did not properly assess kitchens as habitable spaces against the appropriate 200 lux target.
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