51 Dryburgh Road, London, SW15 1BN

for the demolition of the existing rear extension and erection of a single-storey rear extension to infill the courtyard

Authority: London Borough of Wandsworth
Appeal type: householder · Householder
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: SW15 1BN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would provide appropriate living conditions for its occupiers, with specific regard to outdoor amenity space

What decided it

The proposal would result in the permanent loss of the only private rear external amenity space, failing to provide appropriate living conditions for occupiers contrary to Policy LP5 and the Housing Supplementary Planning Document.

Plan policies cited: Policy LP27, Policy LP5, Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy DMH7 of The Development Management Policies Document 2016

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