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Dismissed1 December 20223302560

18 and 20 Netherfield Road, London, SW17 8AZ

Planning appeal 3302560 at 18 and 20 Netherfield Road, London, SW17 8AZ (London Borough of Wandsworth) was dismissed on 1 December 2022 by Inspector Harrison F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of external access stair and associated first floor external door (retrospective) to first floor flat 20 Netherfield Road and addition of 1.8m high privacy screen. Alterations to ground floor flat 18 Netherfield Road to maintain privacy (alterations to windows and garden door and internal alterations)

Authority
London Borough of Wandsworth
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Harrison F
Postcode
SW17 8AZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect on the character and appearance of the area
  • the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regard to noise and privacy

What decided it

The substantial height and bulk of the external staircase creates a dominant and uncharacteristic addition to the open character of the rear gardens, and the stairs would cause unacceptable noise and privacy harm to neighbouring occupiers that cannot be adequately mitigated.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
DMS1DMH5
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 48

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