®Planning appeal decision
21-27 Dalton Street, London, SE27 9HS
Planning appeal 3322320 at 21-27 Dalton Street, London, SE27 9HS (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 3 January 2024 by Inspector Lawrence R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether it has been adequately demonstrated that there is no demand for the employment floorspace.
the change of use of ground floor office unit (Class E) to residential use (Class C3) to provide a 1-bedroom residential unit, along with associated ground floor amendments to create a further additional bedroom within consented ground floor unit, and other associated amendments
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lawrence R
- Postcode
- SE27 9HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether it has been adequately demonstrated that there is no demand for the employment floorspace
- whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers of flat 9 in respect of privacy
- whether the proposal would provide a high standard of sustainable design and construction
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate adequate demand for the employment floorspace through a sufficiently rigorous marketing exercise, combined with unacceptable privacy conditions for future occupiers of the ground floor unit, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and could not be approved.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy ED1Policy Q2Policy EN4London Plan 2021 Policy D6London Plan 2021 Policy SI1London Plan 2021 Policy SI2London Plan 2021 Policy SI3
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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