67 Garrick Drive, Thamesmead, LONDON, SE28 0EQ

demolition of detached garage and erection of detached 2 bedroom 3 person house

Authority: Royal Borough of Greenwich
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Townend K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for the future occupants of the property, with particular regard to internal space provision

What decided it

The proposal would conflict with the development plan as a whole due to significant harm to character and appearance and failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, and these adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework.

The adverse impacts of harm to character and appearance and poor living conditions for future occupants, afforded significant weight, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of housing delivery and energy efficiency, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.

Framework references: 11, 60, 131, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy H(c), Policy DH1, Policy DH(a), Policy H5, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D6, Policy 3.3

Judgments cited: Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)

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