®Planning appeal decision
12-14 Rydal Gardens, Whitton, LONDON, SW15 3QQ
demolition of the existing side extension to No: 14 with additional development to the rear. No: 12 is to be partly demolished and reconfigured by development to form two semi detached properties. Two new semi detached houses on the site
- Authority
- Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on biodiversity at the site
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers at No. 10a Rydal Gardens and No. 16 Rydal Gardens with particular regard to any overlooking of private amenity spaces and at No. 10a with regard to any loss of light
- Whether there would be any unacceptable impact on highway and pedestrian safety with particular regard to the proposed new crossover
What decided it
The failure to undertake required bat surveys and the substantial net loss of biodiversity (-37.04%) with no clear mitigation proposals conflicted with development plan policy and could not be outweighed by the housing benefits.
Plan policies cited: Policy LP 15, Policy LP 16, Policy LP 1, Policy LP 39, Policy LP 8, Policy LP 44, Policy LP 45
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.