®Planning appeal decision
86 Clapham Common, West Side, London, SW4 9AY
Planning appeal 3319524 at 86 Clapham Common, West Side, London, SW4 9AY (London Borough of Wandsworth) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 28 August 2025 by Inspector Douglas L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the basement flat provides acceptable living conditions for its occupiers, with particular regard to daylight, outlook, and private amenity space.
Without planning permission and within the last 4 years, excavations to create a self-contained basement flat and the erection of a three-storey rear/side extension at the Property
- Authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Douglas L
- Postcode
- SW4 9LY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the basement flat provides acceptable living conditions for its occupiers, with particular regard to daylight, outlook, and private amenity space
- The effect of the rear/side extension on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the Clapham Common Conservation Area
What decided it
The basement flat fails to provide acceptable living conditions for occupiers due to low daylight levels and extremely poor outlook, contrary to development plan policies requiring dual-aspect accommodation and acceptable amenity standards, whereas the rear/side extension preserves the character and appearance of the conservation area through subservient, high-quality design.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP27Policy LP2Policy LP1Policy LP3Policy LP5
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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