®Planning appeal decision
32A Durham Road, Merton, LONDON, SW20 0TW
a first floor rear extension over the ground floor annex to accommodate 1no. studio flat. Insert new window and door to ground floor rear annex
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Poole S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of 13 and 15 Amity Grove and 34 Durham Road, with particular regard to overlooking
- the effects of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the surrounding area
- parking stress in the area
What decided it
The proposal fails on three independent grounds: unacceptable overlooking impacts on neighbouring living conditions, incongruous design that harms character and appearance, and unmitigated parking stress in the absence of a binding car-free agreement.
Plan policies cited: MLP Policy D12.3, MLP Policy D12.4, MLP Policy T16.3, MLP Policy T16.4, London Plan Policy T6
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.