Planning appeal decision
5 Seymour Walk, London, SW10 9NE
Planning appeal 3338165 at 5 Seymour Walk, London, SW10 9NE (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was allowed on 26 June 2024 by Inspector Greenwood L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on neighbours' living conditions, through potential disturbances during development.
Creation of a basement beneath buildings and 50% of the garden area, alterations to lightwells and creation of 2 rooflights with associated internal plant and landscaping
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Greenwood L
- Postcode
- SW10 9NE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on neighbours' living conditions, through potential disturbances during development
What decided it
The site's containment by brick walls, adequate size, proximity to the main road network, and the detailed Construction Method Statement demonstrating the project can be implemented without detrimental effect on adjoining properties, combined with no objection from environmental health and highways officers, meant the proposal would not unduly affect neighbours' living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CL7Basements SPD
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 56
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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