®Planning appeal decision
45 Breakspears Road, London, Greater London, SE4 1XR
the alteration to an existing front garden involving the creation of one off-street car-parking space and driveway with EV charging capability, a vehicular crossover and dropped kerb. The proposal also includes new hard/soft landscaping and the provision for bike/bin storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Callister V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and that of the Brockley Conservation Area
- Parking provision
What decided it
The harm to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area through the encroachment of parking into the spacious front garden setting, to which great weight must be given, outweighs the limited public benefits of EV charging and biodiversity planting.
Framework references: 16, 9
Plan policies cited: Lewisham Core Strategy (2011) Policy 15, Lewisham Core Strategy (2011) Policy 16, Lewisham Core Strategy (2011) Policy 14, Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014) Policy DM30, Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014) Policy DM36, Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014) Policy DM29, Lewisham Alterations and Extensions Supplementary Planning Document (2019) section 6.7
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.