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Dismissed22 September 20233304828

Woodlands Heights , Vanbrugh Hill, London, SE3 7EL

Planning appeal 3304828 at Woodlands Heights , Vanbrugh Hill, London, SE3 7EL (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 22 September 2023 by Inspector Pipkin R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with particular regard to an increased sense of enclosure to 6 Lasseter Place and 31 Vanbrugh Hill and loss of privacy, noise and disturbance and light spillage to adjacent residential properties.

Proposed extension to existing 5-storey building to provide an additional floor of residential floorspace comprising of 2 x 1 bedroom and 6 x 2 bedroom flats, with two roof terraces. (This application may affect the setting of the Westcombe Park and Greenwich Park Conservation Areas). (Re- consultation, Amended Description)

Authority
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Pipkin R
Postcode
SE3 7EL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, with particular regard to an increased sense of enclosure to 6 Lasseter Place and 31 Vanbrugh Hill and loss of privacy, noise and disturbance and light spillage to adjacent residential properties
  • traffic stress to the local highway network and harm to highway safety
  • the character and appearance of the host property and the area, including the setting of the Westcombe Park Conservation Area and the East Greenwich Conservation Area

What decided it

The harm to neighbouring living conditions from increased sense of enclosure and noise and disturbance from roof terraces, combined with increased highway safety risks from intensified vehicle movements within a constrained shared access, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of housing delivery and building improvement.

The benefits of 8 dwellings, efficient use of previously developed land, economic benefits, improved building appearance and cycle parking provision (moderate weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of harm to neighbouring living conditions and highway safety when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D13Policy D14Policy D3Policy D4Policy HC1Policy T4Policy T2Policy DH(b)Policy DH(h)Policy DH1Policy DH3Policy E(a)Policy H5Policy IM(b)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11Paragraph 112

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