®Planning appeal decision
121 Broxholm Road, London, SE27 0BJ
the conversion of existing two flats into three flats including a basement extension at the front and rear with front and rear light wells, ground floor single -storey rear extension and associated works; insertion of rooflights to outrigger; provision of refuse and cycle store
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether sufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed basement development would not have unacceptable impacts, including in respect of the ground water environment and land stability (including the structural integrity of neighbouring properties)
- Whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to outlook, daylight, amenity space, and privacy and overlooking
- The effect of the proposed development on demand for on-street parking
- Whether the development would adequately promote and support the use of sustainable means of travel
What decided it
The absence of a Basement Impact Assessment to demonstrate the proposed basement development would not cause unacceptable harm to neighbouring structures, groundwater and land stability, combined with inadequate living conditions for future occupiers and failure to secure sustainable travel measures through a planning obligation, meant the proposal conflicted fundamentally with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.
Plan policies cited: Policy Q27, Policy H5, Policy Q2, Policy D6, Policy T6, Policy T1, Policy T7, Policy T3, Policy D4
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