®Planning appeal decision
Development Site Between 6 And 8 Bordesley Road, Morden, SM4 5LR
for the erection of a three-storey building with 4 x 2 and 2 x 1 bedroom flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Walker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on car parking and highway safety
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbours, with particular regard to outlook, light and privacy
- the effect of the proposal on the internal living conditions of future occupants
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for outdoor amenity space, cycle storage, bin storage and safety and security measures for future occupiers
- whether the proposal would make an adequate contribution towards climate change
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision towards affordable housing
- the effect of the proposal on trees and biodiversity
What decided it
The cumulative weight of significant and demonstrable harms across character and appearance, neighbour amenity, internal living conditions, external space provision, climate change, affordable housing, and trees and biodiversity, combined with the inability to secure necessary planning obligations, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole with no other considerations to outweigh the adverse effects.
Plan policies cited: Policy 12.1, Policy 12.2, Policy D3, Policy T16.3, Policy T6.1, Policy D12.2, Policy D12.3, Policy H11.1, Policy D7, Policy D6, Policy T16.1, Policy T16.2, Policy T5, Policy SI 2, Policy CC2.1, Policy CC2.6, Policy G7, Policy O15.4, Policy G5, Policy O15.5, Policy G6
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.