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Allowed9 January 20243324261

968 Garratt Lane, LONDON, SW17 0ND

alterations including formation of a roof terrace with 1.7m high obscured glass surround above the four-storey back addition, in connection with creation of 1 x studio flat and 1 x 1 bed flat; Installation of a new side access door and French doors to ground floor rear elevation in connection with conversion of lower ground floor flat to provide 2 x studio flats; Alterations to enlarge front lightwell, rear access and landscaping, and relocation of cycle storage to provide shared outdoor amenity space

Authority
London Borough of Wandsworth
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
De Freitas Terceiro P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposed development on the choice of housing stock within the borough and unit mix
  • whether acceptable living conditions would be created for the occupiers with particular regard to daylight, outlook, privacy, gross internal area and ceiling height

What decided it

The proposal accords with the development plan as a whole, particularly Policies LP26 and LP27, and creates acceptable living conditions while meeting housing need for smaller households.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP26, Policy LP27

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