®Planning appeal decision
1, 1A & 3 Honor Oak Park, LONDON, SE23 1DX
construction of a single storey extension to the rear at ground floor, extension to the second floor level, alterations and roof extensions to the existing roof with the installation of roof lights, together with the conversion to provide 5 self contained flats at 1, 1A and 3 Honor Oak Park SE23 and cycle and bin storage onto Stondon Park
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the internal floor to ceiling height within Flat 4 and the provision of outdoor amenity space for Studio 1 and Flat 1
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the area
- the effect of the proposal on local car parking provision and highway safety
What decided it
The adverse impacts arising from inadequate living conditions (insufficient floor-to-ceiling height and lack of outdoor amenity space) and harm to character and appearance (loss of chimneys and prominent rooflights) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest contribution to housing supply and efficient use of land in a PTAL 5 area were outweighed by significant harm to living conditions for future occupiers and to the character and appearance of the host building and area; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy DM 32 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan (2014), Policy D3 of the London Plan, Policy 15 of the Lewisham Core Strategy (2011), Policy DM31 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan, Policy T6 of the London Plan, Policy 14 of the Lewisham Core Strategy
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.