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Allowed12 June 20243325078

Miriam Lodge, 185 Dartmouth Road, LONDON, SE26 4RQ

demolition of existing annex building ancillary to the hostel at Miriam Lodge and construction of 9 three storey 4 bedroomed dwellinghouses together with the provision of cycling spaces at the rear, refuse/recycling storage, and a new vehicular access onto Dartmouth Road

Authority
London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Cowley R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to light, privacy, outlook and noise
  • The effect of the proposal on protected species, with particular regard to bats and birds

What decided it

The proposal would adhere to the development plan as a whole with no other considerations outweighing this finding, and the main issues regarding living conditions of neighbours and protected species were satisfactorily resolved through the evidence and proposed conditions.

Framework references: 135, 56

Plan policies cited: Policy 15 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document Adopted June 2011, DM Policy 33 of the Development Management Local Plan Adopted 26 November 2014, Policy 12 of the Core Strategy, DM Policy 24 of the DM Local Plan

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