Planning appeal decision
Telephone Box Outside 201-203 Upper Tooting Road , London, SW17 7TG
Planning appeal 3308368 at Telephone Box Outside 201-203 Upper Tooting Road , London, SW17 7TG (London Borough of Wandsworth) was dismissed on 23 October 2023 by Inspector Lawrence E, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the immediate area and the effect of the proposal on public safety.
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- Authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Lawrence E
- Postcode
- SW17 7TG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the immediate area and the effect of the proposal on public safety
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposal on amenity and public safety
What decided it
The proposal would materially harm the character and appearance of the immediate area and would have an unacceptable harmful impact on vehicular and pedestrian highway safety, with the identified benefits failing to outweigh these harms.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy SI6London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D8London Plan Policy T2London Plan Policy T4Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038 Policy LP1Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038 Policy LP2Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038 Policy LP9Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038 Policy LP22Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038 Policy LP49Wandsworth Local Plan 2023-2038 Policy LP50
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 7Paragraph 104Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 114Paragraph 126Paragraph 136
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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