®Planning appeal decision
66 Southgate Road, London, N1 3JF
Planning appeal 3316647 at 66 Southgate Road, London, N1 3JF (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 10 May 2023 by Inspector Sedgwick P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the De Beauvoir Conservation Area.
for a rear extension at lower ground floor comprising of a bedroom and WC, along the northern boundary brick wall with a terrace and privacy screens designed to compliment and retain features of the existing host building
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Sedgwick P
- Postcode
- N1 3JF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the De Beauvoir Conservation Area
What decided it
The proposed extension's excessive depth and the incongruous roof terrace with privacy screens would harm the appearance of the Conservation Area and be contrary to development plan policies, with no public benefits sufficient to justify this harm.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1 of the London Plan (2021)Policy LP1 of the Hackney Local Plan 2033 (2020)Policy LP3 of the Hackney Local Plan 2033 (2020)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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