Planning appeal decision
7 Circle Gardens, London, SW19 3JX
Planning appeal 3369459 at 7 Circle Gardens, London, SW19 3JX (London Borough of Merton) was allowed on 14 October 2025 by Inspector Wallace P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 5 Circle Gardens, with particular reference to sense of enclosure and loss of daylight.
a single storey rear extension with a flat roof and roof lights
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wallace P
- Postcode
- SW19 3JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 5 Circle Gardens, with particular reference to sense of enclosure and loss of daylight
What decided it
The existing boundary screening and vegetation would filter the proposed extension from view and prevent material harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through sense of enclosure or loss of daylight.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D12.3Policy D12.4Policy F15.7Policy F15.8London Plan policy SI13
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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