45 Breakspears Road, London, Greater London, SE4 1XR

Planning appeal 3308567 at 45 Breakspears Road, London, Greater London, SE4 1XR (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 7 March 2023 by Inspector Callister V, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the appeal property and that of the Brockley Conservation Area.

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
Postcode: SE4 1XR

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Lewisham Core Strategy (2011) Policy 15Lewisham Core Strategy (2011) Policy 16Lewisham Core Strategy (2011) Policy 14Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014) Policy DM30Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014) Policy DM36Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014) Policy DM29Lewisham Alterations and Extensions Supplementary Planning Document (2019) section 6.7
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 16Paragraph 9

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