124-128 Haydons Road & 2A Cardigan Road, South Wimbledon, SW19 1AE

the construction of a vertical extension of two additional storeys comprising 3 x one bed flats and 1 x two bed flat

Authority: London Borough of Merton
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Smith J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed development on living conditions for occupiers of neighbouring properties, including existing flats within the appeal site
whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed flats
the effect on the character and appearance of the area

What decided it

The material harm to living conditions for both neighbouring and future occupiers, which significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest housing supply benefits, means the proposal does not benefit from the presumption in favour of sustainable development.

the adverse impacts of granting planning permission would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits associated with the proposal's modest contribution to the supply of housing, when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole

Framework references: 11, 124, 135, 164

Plan policies cited: Policy DM D2, Policy DM D1, London Plan 2021 Policy HC1, London Plan 2021 Policy D3, London Plan 2021 Policy D4, Policy CS14, Policy DM D3, London Plan Policy H10

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