Planning appeal decision
25 - 27 Blanmerle Road, New Eltham, Greenwich, SE9 2DU
Planning appeal 3346835 at 25 - 27 Blanmerle Road, New Eltham, Greenwich, SE9 2DU (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was allowed on 20 December 2024 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether condition 10 satisfies the six tests for use of planning conditions.
Demolition of existing maisonettes and linked double garage and replacement with 3 terraced dwellings with accommodation in roofspace to be served by front rooflights and rear dormers, and all associated works
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
- Postcode
- SE9 2DU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether condition 10 satisfies the six tests for use of planning conditions
What decided it
The condition failed the precision test due to three specific defects, but these could be remedied by variation to create a condition satisfying all six tests for planning conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy T6London Plan Policy T6.1Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy Policy IM(b)Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy Policy IM(c)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 57
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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