®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed10 January 20233300244
53 Brathway Road, LONDON, SW18 4BE
demolition of single storey garage block to the rear and replaced with a basement and ground 2 bed dwelling unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing with particular regard to flood risk
- whether or not living conditions for future occupiers of the development would be acceptable with particular regard to outlook
- 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 neighbouring dwellings with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The absence of a flood risk assessment and the presence of basement bedrooms in Flood Zone 2, combined with unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers due to severely limited outlook, rendered the development unsuitable.
Plan policies cited: Policy DMS 5, Policy DMH 7, Policy DMH 4, Policy D6, Policy DMS 1, Policy LP12, Policy LP7, Policy LP2
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