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Dismissed4 August 20266005042

Lidl Store, 71 - 73 Acre Lane, Lambeth, London, SW2 5TN

Planning appeal 6005042 at Lidl Store, 71 - 73 Acre Lane, Lambeth, London, SW2 5TN (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 4 August 2026 by Inspector J Hobbs, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is the effect that varying conditions 5 and 9 would have on (i) the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance, and (ii) highway safety.

demolition of existing building to facilitate the erection of a double height building with pitched roof to provide 1049 sq.metres of retail floor space (Class A1) with the provision of 26 car parking bays and a service yard at rear without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 97/00823/FUL, dated 5 December 1997

Authority
London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type
major · Planning
Procedure
Hearing
Development
retail
Inspector
J Hobbs
Postcode
SW2 5TN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The main issue is the effect that varying conditions 5 and 9 would have on (i) the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance, and (ii) highway safety.

What decided it

The unresolved potential noise and disturbance harm to neighbouring occupiers, which could not be controlled by an enforceable condition and was not outweighed by the reduced benefits given a less harmful fallback permission.

the benefits of improved servicing arrangements, reduced in weight because a less harmful fallback permission existed, did not outweigh the potential harm to neighbouring living conditions from noise and disturbance

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy Q2Policy D14Policy T7Policy T4
Judgments
Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823

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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