®Planning appeal decision
Bright Horizons Battersea Day Nursery and Pre-School, 18 Latchmere Road, Battersea, London, SW11 2DX
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
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.
Framework references: 130, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP2.B.1, Policy LP1.A.1, Policy LP2.B.3, Policy LP7.D
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