®Planning appeal decision
2D Walpole Road, London, SW19 2BZ
ground floor flat used as residential storage with planning permission for a 1 bedroom flat to be extended and divided into 2 studio flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to the quality of internal accommodation, outlook, daylight and provision of external amenity space
- Whether the proposed development would provide suitable, secure, and accessible cycle storage
What decided it
The proposed development would fail to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, particularly regarding internal accommodation quality, outlook, daylight, and external amenity space, contrary to the development plan policies.
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T5 of the London Plan 2021, Policy CS9 of the Merton Core Strategy 2011, Policy CS14 of the Merton Core Strategy 2011, Policy CS18 of the Merton Core Strategy 2011, Policy DM D2 of the Adopted Merton Sites and Policies Plan 2014
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.