Planning appeal decision
79 Southwark Park Road, Southwark, London, SE16 3TY
Planning appeal 3301122 at 79 Southwark Park Road, Southwark, London, SE16 3TY (London Borough of Southwark) was dismissed on 9 September 2022 by Inspector Burnham T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the appearance of the property and the character and appearance of the area.
erection of new double pitch mansard roof extension
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- SE16 3TY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the appearance of the property and the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of the Thorburn Square Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposal would have a significant adverse impact on the character and appearance of the area and would harm the setting of the Conservation Area, conflicting with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P13Policy P14Policy D4Policy P20Policy P21Policy HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 196
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in London Borough of Southwark
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed20 October 20266010489269-275 Rye Lane and 1A Philip Walk, London, SE15 4UA
- Dismissed30 September 202660018595 More London Place, London, SE1 2BY
- Dismissed29 September 20266003226Flat 4, 99 Kennington Park Road, London, SE11 4JJ
- Dismissed16 September 20266012237123 Benhill Road, London, SE5 7LZ
- Dismissed17 August 20266007608134 Tappesfield Road, London, SE15 3EZ
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
®