Planning appeal decision
Head Keepers Lodge, 1 Swingate Lane, Plumstead, London, SE18 2DA
Planning appeal 3337667 at Head Keepers Lodge, 1 Swingate Lane, Plumstead, London, SE18 2DA (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 16 December 2024 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the details submitted are acceptable having regard to promotion of sustainable travel (conditions no. 2 and 3).
retrospective planning consent for the construction of a single storey rear conservatory (Reconsultation)(Additional Information)
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- SE18 2DA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the details submitted are acceptable having regard to promotion of sustainable travel (conditions no. 2 and 3)
- Whether the details submitted are acceptable having regard to highway safety (conditions no. 3 and 4)
What decided it
The submitted details for cycle parking, travel plan, and car parking management were individually and collectively inadequate to promote sustainable travel and ensure highway safety, contrary to the conditions attached to the original permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy T5Policy DH1Policy DH(a)Policy IM4Policy IM(b)Policy IM(c)Policy T4Policy IM3Policy E1Policy T6
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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