®Planning appeal decision
13 North Street, London, SW4 0HN
Planning appeal 3347429 at 13 North Street, London, SW4 0HN (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 9 December 2024 by Inspector Senior H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to internal floor space, storage space and outdoor amenity space.
flat conversion to create 1(one)-bedroom (2 p) flat on the first floor, and a 2(two)-bedroom, (3 p) flat on the second floor
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Senior H
- Postcode
- SW4 0HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide an acceptable standard of living conditions for future occupiers with specific regard to internal floor space, storage space and outdoor amenity space
- Whether the proposed development would promote the use of sustainable transport modes with specific regard to cycle storage
- Whether the proposed development would provide suitable facilities for waste and recycling storage
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety with specific regard to car parking
What decided it
The absence of a sufficiently robust mechanism (planning obligation) to address car-free requirements and sustainable transport in a high PTAL area with existing parking stress, combined with failures to provide adequate storage and outdoor amenity space.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy H5 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy H4 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy Q2 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy T5 of the London Plan 2021Policy Q13 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy T3 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy Q12 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021Policy D4 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy T1 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035Policy T7 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035
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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