®Planning appeal decision
19 Tavistock Road, CARSHALTON, SM5 1QR
relocation of front entrance porch to number 19 and construction of 2 storey, 2 bedroom dwelling (referred to as 19A) to side garden plot of number 19
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory carbon emissions and water efficiency measures
- Whether the proposal would have adequate car parking provision and the effect on highway and pedestrian safety
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the incongruous and poorly integrated design of the proposed dwelling, combined with failure to meet carbon emissions and water efficiency standards, outweighed the modest benefit of providing one additional dwelling.
The modest benefit of providing one dwelling to housing supply was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance and failure to provide satisfactory carbon emissions and water efficiency measures, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 124, 129, 135, 163, 164, 166
Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy D3, Policy SI 1, Policy SI 2, Policy SI 4, Policy SI 5, Policy 28, Policy 31, Policy 33, Policy 36, Policy 37
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.