®Planning appeal decision
244 Amesbury Avenue, London, SW2 3BL
Planning appeal 3315103 at 244 Amesbury Avenue, London, SW2 3BL (London Borough of Lambeth) was allowed on 23 August 2024 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Leigham Court Estate Conservation Area.
The erection of a rear dormer roof extension, complete with 3 sash windows, to the side of the existing original rear roof extension (‘the unauthorised dormer roof extension’); and the replacement of a window with a door in the existing original rear roof extension and the installation of metal railings forming a balustrade on the flat roof of the 2-storey rear projection that facilitates the use of the flat roof as a roof terrace (‘the unauthorised door and terrace railings’)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
- Postcode
- SW2 3BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Leigham Court Estate Conservation Area
- The effect on neighbours' living conditions having regard to loss of privacy
What decided it
The development, positioned to the rear and not visible from the street scene, preserves the character and appearance of the conservation area and does not unacceptably harm neighbours' living conditions given the existing degree of overlooking inherent in the urban setting.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- The London Plan policy D4The London Plan policy HC1Lambeth Local Plan 2021 policy Q2Lambeth Local Plan 2021 policy Q5Lambeth Local Plan 2021 policy Q11Lambeth Local Plan 2021 policy Q22Building Alterations and Extensions SPD 2015
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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