®Planning appeal decision
Flat 1, 2 Algiers Road, London, SE13 7JE
Planning appeal 3305555 at Flat 1, 2 Algiers Road, London, SE13 7JE (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 18 May 2023 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, with specific regard to ventilation.
basement extension, rear extension and internal alterations
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- SE13 7JE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, with specific regard to ventilation
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupants and the significance of the Ladywell Conservation Area, with specific regard to the structural integrity of the host property, No. 2 Algiers Road, and the adjacent property, No. 4 Algiers Road
What decided it
The proposed basement extension would fail to provide sufficient natural ventilation to the basement space, resulting in harmful living conditions for future occupants, which conflicts with the development plan and cannot be remedied by condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 15 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Core Strategy Development Plan Document (2011)Policies 30 and 31 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Development Management Local Plan (2014)Policy HC1 of the London Plan (2021)Policy 16 of the Core StrategyPolicy 36 of the Local Plan
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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