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Case 3374552 · decision letter PDF · 4pp

3. The street has a mix of two- and three-storey terraced properties. Both 14 Waldo Close and 15 Waldo Close are three-storey end-of-terrace dwellings. The properties in Waldo Close and Timothy Close are built to a common design and matching exterior materials, which gives an attractive and cohesive appearance and rhythm…

8. Only a small rear garden area at No 14 would remain as a result of the proposed single-storey rear extension, and the extension above the garages would project the entire length of the rear garden. As a result, the additional height of the extension above the garages would be visually intrusive and would have a signif…

11. The three-storey rear elevation of No 14 already projects beyond the rear of 13 Waldo Close. The main parties agree that permitted development rights have been 1 Appeal ref. APP/N5660/W/17/3176333 2 Planning application ref. 22/03713/FUL 2 removed for the appeal site. Even if the proposed rear extension meets the size…

…7. The proposal would therefore conflict with policy Q11 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035 (LP), insofar as it requires development to have a design which positively responds to the original architecture…

…light. The proposal is therefore contrary to LP policy GP2, insofar as it requires development to provide adequate outlook, avoid any undue sense of enclosure, and to not have an unacceptable impact on…

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Character and appearance Against appellant
¶3

The proposed extensions would add considerable scale and massing to the side of No 14, and take up a large part of the rear garden. This would not respond posi…

Living conditions Against appellant
¶8

The additional height of the extension above the garages would be visually intrusive and cause a significant sense of enclosure and overbearing impact on the r…

Living conditions Against appellant
¶11

The projection and height of the proposed rear extension would cause a significant sense of enclosure and overbearing impact to the garden and ground-floor rea…

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Case 3378099

Willow tree farm shop landrick gate lane East cottingwith , York , Yorkshire , YO42 4TQ

Dismissed
East Riding of Yorkshire Council Armstrong N Written Representations 30 June 2026

Why it turned The prior approval application was not made before beginning development, as a change of use had already occurred.

Other — harm
Case 3374552

14 & 15 Waldo Close, Clapham, London, SW4 9EY

Dismissed
London Borough of Lambeth Ellis D Written Representations 29 June 2026

Why it turned The proposed extensions would harm the character and appearance of No 14, and also cause harm to the living conditions of the occupiers due to overcrowding, overshadowing, and loss of light.

Character and appearance — harm
Living conditions — harm
Living conditions — harm
Case 3371936

Franklin House Station Approach, SHEPPERTON, TW17 8AR

Dismissed
Spelthorne Borough Council Craddock K Written Representations 29 June 2026

Why it turned The applicant failed to demonstrate unreasonable behaviour by the local planning authority.

Planning obligations — harm

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