19 Montrell Road, LONDON, SW2 4QD

conversion of the first and second floor flat into three flats, enlargement of bay window, installation of French doors and the creation of a rear roof terrace with obscured glazing balustrade

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harrison F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed roof terrace on the character and appearance of the area, including the appeal property
the effect of the proposed roof terrace on the living conditions of the occupiers of the ground floor flat and neighbouring occupiers, with regard to noise

What decided it

The modest size of the proposed roof terrace and the existing unbalanced character of rear elevations on Montrell Road, combined with other examples of roof terraces in the wider area, meant the proposal would not cause unacceptable harm to character and appearance or living conditions.

Plan policies cited: Policy Q2, Policy Q5, Policy Q11, Policy T6, Policy T3

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