®Planning appeal decision
10 Tulsemere Road, London, SE27 9EJ
Planning appeal 6000972 at 10 Tulsemere Road, London, SE27 9EJ (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 5 February 2026 by Inspector Davis T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the living conditions for future occupiers would meet acceptable standards.
conversion of the existing dwellinghouse to provide 3 dwellings (1x 3-bed and 2x 1-bed) (retrospective)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Davis T
- Postcode
- SE27 9EJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the living conditions for future occupiers would meet acceptable standards
- Whether the sub-division of the single dwellinghouse is appropriate
- Whether acceptable provision can be made for waste and cycle storage
- Whether the proposal would satisfactorily mitigate the transport impacts of the development and promote sustainable modes of transportation
What decided it
The cumulative failure to provide acceptable living standards for future occupiers, particularly the lower ground floor unit's considerable shortfall in floorspace and lack of adequate daylight and outlook, combined with development plan conflicts on sub-division and waste/cycle storage, outweighed the modest housing delivery benefit.
the modest benefit of two additional housing units in a sustainable location was outweighed by the adverse impacts of substandard accommodation and development plan conflicts, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan 2021 Policy D6London Plan 2021 Policy T5Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 Policy H5Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 Policy H6Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 Policy Q2Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 Policy Q12Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 Policy Q13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 11d
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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