50 Carnwath Road, London, SW6 3DQ

the erection of an additional storey on the existing building to provide 9 x residential units

Authority: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Worley E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would optimise site capacity in relation to the provision of housing units
Whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for affordable housing having regard to the requirements of the development plan

What decided it

The proposal optimises site capacity within the structural and contextual constraints of the existing building and would not trigger affordable housing requirements, thereby according with the development plan and supporting London's housing delivery objectives.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy H2, Policy H4, Policy HO3, Policy T4, Policy D7

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