®Planning appeal decision
16 Selby Road, Carshalton, SM5 1LD
Planning appeal 3352758 at 16 Selby Road, Carshalton, SM5 1LD (London Borough of Sutton) was dismissed on 3 March 2025 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of an attached two storey dwelling, alterations to the existing roofline of original dwelling, provision of refuse storage and parking to front
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- SM5 1LD
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 harmful effect on character and appearance of the area, combined with failure to demonstrate satisfactory carbon emissions and water efficiency measures, outweighed the modest housing benefit and meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole.
The modest benefit of providing one dwelling was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harm to character and appearance and failure to meet carbon emissions and water efficiency requirements, even under the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H1 London PlanPolicy H2 London PlanPolicy D3 London PlanPolicy D4 London PlanPolicy SI 1 London PlanPolicy SI 2 London PlanPolicy SI 3 London PlanPolicy SI 4 London PlanPolicy SI 5 London PlanPolicy 7 Sutton Local PlanPolicy 28 Sutton Local PlanPolicy 30 Sutton Local PlanPolicy 31 Sutton Local PlanPolicy 33 Sutton Local PlanPolicy 36 Sutton Local PlanPolicy 37 Sutton Local Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 124Paragraph 129Paragraph 135Paragraph 163Paragraph 164Paragraph 166
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.