®Planning appeal decision
Land Formerly 50 Groveway, London, SW9 0AR
construction of a new dwelling house comprising a basement level, up to three storeys above ground, associated landscaping, excavation, and civil works
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Gardner L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would make efficient use of the land, with particular regard to the provision of housing
What decided it
The failure to optimise the site's capacity to deliver housing at greater density in a sustainable location with excellent public transport accessibility, which would eliminate the opportunity for the site to deliver additional housing and thereby significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of the proposal when assessed against the Framework.
The moderate benefits of delivering one dwelling on a brownfield site in a sustainable location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from inefficient housing delivery and the lost opportunity to contribute further to housing needs in a context of insufficient five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 139
Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the London Plan (2021), Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policy H1 of the Lambeth Local Plan (2021)
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.