DC/21/120837

The part one/two-storey rear extension by reason of its design, excesive scale and lack of subservience, appears as an incongruous and overbearing addition to the host building and terrace, combining with the existing roof extension tosubsume the original rear elevation of the dwellinghouse. As such, the proposed development is contrary to Paragraph 127 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2019); Policy D1 'London's form, character and capacity for growth of the London Plan (2021); Policy 15 'High quality design for Lewisham' of the adopted Core Strategy (June 2011), DM Policies 30 'Urban design and local character' of the Development Management Local Plan (November 2014) and the Alterations and Extensions SPD (April 2019).

The proposed rear extension, would by reason of its siting, bulk and scale result in an unneighbourly form of development that would harm the amenity of occupants at 135 Southend Lane by way of creation of an overbearing sense of enclosure and loss of outlook, contrary to Policy 15 High quality design for Lewisham of the Core Strategy (June 2011) and Policy 31 Alterations and extensions to existing buildings including residential extensionsof the Development Management Local Plan (November 2014) and the Alterations and Extensions SPD (2019).