®Planning appeal decision
225-237, Plumstead High Street, LONDON, SE18 1HF
rear and vertical extension to extend 4no existing flats at first floor level and extend vertically to form 6no additional new flats
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to the provision of outdoor amenity space
- highway safety with regard to car parking
- whether adequate provision of refuse storage and collection could be provided
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance caused by the incongruous mansard roof and dormers, combined with the failure to demonstrate adequate refuse storage and collection, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in circumstances of housing land supply shortfall.
The benefits of six additional homes in a context of 3.1-year housing land supply were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and inadequate refuse storage and collection provision, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d).
Framework references: 135, 77, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy S17, Policy S18, Policy DH1, Policy H5, Policy H2, Policy D6, Policy H10, Policy T6, Policy T6.1, Policy IM4, Policy IM(c)
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.