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Dismissed22 December 20253371051

Development Site Between 6 And 8 Bordesley Road, Morden, SM4 5LR

Planning appeal 3371051 at Development Site Between 6 And 8 Bordesley Road, Morden, SM4 5LR (London Borough of Merton) was dismissed on 22 December 2025 by Inspector Walker C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

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
Postcode
SM4 5LR

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.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 12.1Policy 12.2Policy D3Policy T16.3Policy T6.1Policy D12.2Policy D12.3Policy H11.1Policy D7Policy D6Policy T16.1Policy T16.2Policy T5Policy SI 2Policy CC2.1Policy CC2.6Policy G7Policy O15.4Policy G5Policy O15.5Policy G6

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