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Dismissed8 July 20266005937

1 A Harcourt Road, London, SE4 2AJ

Planning appeal 6005937 at 1 A Harcourt Road, London, SE4 2AJ (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 8 July 2026 by Inspector Barry John Lomax, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 2 Harcourt Road, with respect to privacy, noise, daylight, and outlook.

removal of the existing staircase and the re-conversion of two self- contained flats into a single-family dwelling house, together with the construction of a two-storey rear extension at 1 & 1a Harcourt Road SE4

Authority
London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Inspector
Barry John Lomax
Postcode
SE4 2AJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of No. 2 Harcourt Road, with respect to privacy, noise, daylight, and outlook
  • the structural stability of the host building and adjoining properties, and its effect on the natural environment

What decided it

The proposal would cause material and unacceptable harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through loss of outlook and reduction in daylight, and insufficient evidence was provided to demonstrate the excavation would not harm structural stability.

What the Inspector cited

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