®Planning appeal decision
122 New Cross Road, LONDON, SE14 5BA
a new building with nine flats to the rear of an existing building facing the street, below which the flats will gain access; the lower part of the existing building will be altered to house ancillary functions (refuse storage) etc
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would comply with national and local planning policy which seeks to steer new development away from areas at the highest risk of flooding
- Whether the proposed development would compromise the continued operation of adjacent noise-generating businesses, having particular regard to the "agent of change" principle
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The cumulative weight of three substantial policy conflicts—failure to demonstrate sequential test compliance for flood risk, breach of the agent of change principle regarding noise impacts on external amenity areas, and failure to provide acceptable living conditions in respect of daylight and sunlight—outweighed the benefits of providing nine additional dwellings in a sustainable location.
Framework references: 170, 178, 200
Plan policies cited: Policy SD7, Policy SI 12, Policy QD7, Policy QD8, Policy D6, Policy D13, Policy D14
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.