128 Cheam Common Road, WORCESTER PARK, KT4 8QR

an extension and reconfiguration of main frontage building to provide 3 No. dwellingflats (1x3-bed, 3x2-bed) and 2 No. new dwellings at the rear of 3-bed semi-detached dwellinghouses together with car parking, bicycle storage, refuse and recycling storage and amenity and landscaping

Authority: London Borough of Sutton
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: English D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in respect of the provision of private outdoor space
whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in respect of internal space, outlook and privacy
having regard to the size of the proposed bedrooms, whether the proposal would be consistent with the Council's development strategy concerning the housing mix in new residential development
the effect of the proposal on living conditions for occupiers of nearby dwellings at 55 Trent Way and 126 Cheam Common Road in respect of privacy
the effect of the proposal on highway safety in respect of car parking arrangements and access/egress at the appeal site
the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area

What decided it

The cumulative significant harms to living conditions of future occupiers (inadequate private outdoor space, poor internal space standards, oppressive outlook and privacy loss), neighbouring occupiers' privacy, and highway safety, combined with failure to deliver the required housing mix, outweighed the modest housing supply benefits and lack of character and appearance harm.

Framework references: 12, 115, 116, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of The London Plan, Policy 9 of the Sutton Local Plan 2016 – 2031, Policy D3 of the London Plan, Policy D4 of the London Plan, Policy 1 of the Sutton Local Plan, Policy 28 of the Sutton Local Plan, Policy 29 of the Sutton Local Plan, Policy T4 of The London Plan, Policy 36 of the Sutton Local Plan, Policy H2 of the London Plan

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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