®Planning appeal decision
78 Footscray Road, LONDON, SE9 2SU
the construction of a second-floor roof extension with dormers to facilitate the creation of a studio flat, in addition to associated internal and external alterations
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Living conditions for occupiers of the neighbouring property No 76 Footscray Road, with particular regard to whether it would lead to an unacceptable loss of privacy, loss of outlook, or sense of enclosure
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance and to neighbours' living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of one additional dwelling when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest social and economic benefit of providing one additional dwelling carried moderate weight in favour of the proposal, but this was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and to neighbours' living conditions, resulting in the proposal not amounting to sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 126, 130, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy DH1, Policy DH(a), Policy DH(b), Policy D3, Policy D4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.