®Planning appeal decision
Clapham Road, Opposite Surridge Court, London, SW9 9AE
Planning appeal 6009616 at Clapham Road, Opposite Surridge Court, London, SW9 9AE (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 14 August 2026 by Inspector D Cleary, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and highway safety.
the proposed deployment of a Street Hub 3 unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- utilities-energy
- Inspector
- D Cleary
- Postcode
- SW9 9AE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area and highway safety
- Appeal B: the effect of the advertisement on amenity and public safety
What decided it
The proposal would materially worsen visibility at the Surridge Court exit and reduce safe pedestrian passage, creating heightened highway and public safety risks that outweighed the public benefits of the facility.
the public benefits of continuing the facility were outweighed by the permanent harm to highway and public safety
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy T9 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2021Policy Q5 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2021Policy Q6 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2021Policy Q17 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2021Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy D8 of the London Plan 2021
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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