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Bright Horizons Battersea Day Nursery and Pre-School, 18 Latchmere Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2DX
Planning appeal 3358594 at Bright Horizons Battersea Day Nursery and Pre-School, 18 Latchmere Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2DX (London Borough of Wandsworth) was dismissed on 2 July 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers on Atherton Street with particular regard to daylight and sunlight.
Demolition of the existing nursery building and erection of part two storey, part three storey building to provide a replacement day nursery with associated refuse/recycling, cycle, scooter and buggy storage facilities. Erection of three-storey building (plus lower ground floor) comprising of 9 No. flats with associated cycle parking and refuse/recycling facilities (as part of a phased development)
- Authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Bennett T
- Postcode
- SW11 2DX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers on Atherton Street with particular regard to daylight and sunlight
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers on Atherton Street with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The substantial harm to the outlook and living conditions of neighbouring occupiers at Nos 17-29 Atherton Street caused by the overbearing massing and proximity of the proposed building outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and brownfield redevelopment.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP2.B.1Policy LP1.A.1Policy LP2.B.3Policy LP7.D
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 11
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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