®Planning appeal decision
516 - 522 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 3QF
Planning appeal 3304237 at 516 - 522 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 3QF (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 10 July 2023 by Inspector Hughes L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the removal of condition 2 and the site's subsequent 24 hour use, on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance.
Variation of condition 32 (Approved Drawing References) of planning permission 08/03715/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a four storey building (plus basement) comprising 12,961 sq m of self storage floorspace (Class B8) and 619 sq m of offices (Class B1) with off street car parking for 19 cars and 28 cycle storage spaces together with associated landscaping works) granted on 18.12.2008 without complying with a condition attached to planning permission 19/02577/VOC dated 17 September 2020
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Hughes L
- Postcode
- SW16 3QF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the removal of condition 2 and the site's subsequent 24 hour use, on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The evidence did not satisfactorily demonstrate that 24-hour opening hours would not cause unaccustomed, audibly obtrusive noise during night-time hours likely to affect sleep and disturb neighbouring residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy Q2 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020–2035 (2021)Policy D14 of the London Plan (2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 185
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.
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