®Planning appeal decision
79, Catford Hill, London, SE6 4PW
the conversion of the ground floor/basement flat into 2x 1-bedroom flats, and the construction of an external staircase to the front elevation to facilitate access to the basement flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for occupiers of the ground floor flat, with particular regard to overlooking and loss of privacy resulting from the siting of the external staircase
- Whether the development provides acceptable living conditions for occupiers of the basement flat, with particular regard to outlook, private amenity space, overlooking and privacy, daylight and sunlight, ventilation, and internal storage space
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole due to harm to character and appearance and failure to provide acceptable living conditions for occupiers of both flats, with no other considerations outweighing this conflict.
Framework references: 126, 130, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy 15 of the 2011 Lewisham Core Strategy, DM Policy 30 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, DM Policy 31 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, DM Policy 32 of the 2014 Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2022
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