Planning appeal decision
49 St Barnabas Road, Sutton, SM1 4NS
Planning appeal 3310425 at 49 St Barnabas Road, Sutton, SM1 4NS (London Borough of Sutton) was dismissed on 21 June 2023 by Inspector Ollerenshaw M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the host property.
demolition of existing garage and storage and erection of an attached two storey dwelling together with the alteration to the roof line
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
- Postcode
- SM1 4NS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and the host property
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the existing occupiers of the host property, with particular regard to private external amenity space
What decided it
The proposal would be significantly harmful to the character and appearance of the area by failing to respect the prevailing pattern of development and would fail to provide adequate private external amenity space for the existing host property occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4 of the London Plan (2021)Policy D6 of the London PlanPolicy D12 of the London PlanPolicy 7 of the London Borough of Sutton Local Plan (2018)Policy 9 of the London Borough of Sutton Local Plan (2018)Policy 28 of the London Borough of Sutton Local Plan (2018)Supplementary Planning Document 14: Creating Locally Distinctive Places
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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