®Planning appeal decision
761 Wandsworth Road, LONDON, SW8 3JF
redevelopment of the commercial unit (Use Class E) and the yard to the rear, involving the erection of two 3- storeys buildings linked at lower ground floor level to provide 7 residential units (Use Class C3), including private amenity spaces, refuse and cycle stores
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hughes L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers with regard to internal space, outdoor amenity space, daylight and sunlight, and outlook
- whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Wandsworth Road Conservation Area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers on Wandsworth Road with regard to privacy
- the effect of the proposed development on on-street parking and traffic congestion
- whether the proposed development would provide appropriate cycle and refuse storage
What decided it
The less than substantial but considerable harm to the significance of the Wandsworth Road Conservation Area, combined with the failure to provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers and unacceptable impacts on neighbouring privacy, were not outweighed by the modest public benefits of housing delivery.
The considerable weight to be given to the conservation of the designated heritage asset and the identified harm to living conditions of future occupiers and neighbours were not outweighed by the modest public benefits of seven additional residential units and housing delivery contribution.
Framework references: 11, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy H5, Policy Q2, Policy Q5, Policy Q7, Policy Q8, Policy Q11, Policy Q14, Policy Q22, Policy T1, Policy T3, Policy T5, Policy T6, Policy Q12, Policy Q13, London Plan Policy D6
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.