®Planning appeal decision
Vacant Land North West & Adjacent to 522, Sidcup Road (South End), Mottingham, London, SE9 3AF
Planning appeal 3299332 at Vacant Land North West & Adjacent to 522, Sidcup Road (South End), Mottingham, London, SE9 3AF (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 8 December 2022 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
construction of three new single-storey starter homes
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide an acceptable and inclusive standard of residential accommodation for future occupiers
What decided it
The proposed development would unacceptably harm the character and appearance of the area by appearing as a stark and inconsistent addition to the established pattern of development, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited social, economic and environmental benefits, including the modest contribution to housing supply, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 of the London PlanPolicy D5 of the London PlanPolicy D7 of the London PlanPolicy H(c) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed PoliciesPolicy DH1 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 219
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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