Flat 2, 125 Bedford Road, LONDON, SW4 7RA

adjustment to rear elevation as a consequence of installing a new and building regs approved internal staircase to the first floor flat, proposing the installation of a new rear door allowing Flat 2 access to the garden and internal reconfiguration

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Wilkinson F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and its significance along with no. 123 as non-designated heritage assets
The living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to privacy

What decided it

The material harm to the significance of the non-designated heritage assets at 123 and 125 Bedford Road caused by the disruption to the symmetry and flat rear elevation of the locally listed semi-detached pair was not outweighed by other considerations.

Framework references: 209

Plan policies cited: Policy Q23, Policy Q5, Policy Q8, Policy Q11, Policy Q2

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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