22/P0812
81 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon, Merton, SW19 7QS
DEMOLITION OF BUILDINGS AND ERECTION OF A FIVE STOREY RESIDENTIAL BLOCK COMPRISING 17 x SELF-CONTAINED FLATS (1 x 3 BED, 15 X 2 BED & 2 X 1 BED) PLUS 1 x DETACHED 3 BED DWELLINGHOUSE ARRANGED OVER 2 FLOORS (GROUND FLOOR AND BASEMENT).
The proposed development by virtue of its height, massing, bulk, design and siting would be visually intrusive, overbearing and be an un-neighbourly form of development to the neighbouring properties which adjoin the application site, and would fail to respond to the local distinctiveness and character of the local area. The proposal would therefore be contrary to Policy DM D2 (Design considerations in all developments) of Merton's Adopted Sites and Policies Plan (July 2014), Policy CS 14 (Design) of the LBM Core Strategy 2011 and Policy D3 (optimising site capacity through the design-led approach) of the London Plan (2021).
The proposed development could generate affordable housing provision, in the absence of a legal agreement securing on-site affordable housing and an early and late stage viability review within, the proposal would be contrary to Policy DM H3 (support for affordable housing) of Merton's Adopted Sites and Policies Plan (July 2014), Policy CS8 (Housing Choice) of Merton's Adopted Core Planning Strategy (July 2011), and Policies H4 (Delivering Affordable Housing) and H5 (Threshold approach to applications) of the London Plan (2021).
In the absence of a legal agreement securing carbon offset contributions, the proposals would fail to achieve energy efficiency improvements such that they would make the fullest contribution towards minimising carbon dioxide emissions to the detriment of mitigating against the potential impact on climate change. The proposals would therefore fail to comply with Policy CS 15 (Climate change) of Merton's Adopted Core Planning strategy (July 2011), and Policies SI2 (Minimising greenhouse gas emissions) and SI4 (Managing heat risk) of the London Plan (2021).
The proposed development would generate additional pressure on parking in the area, and in the absence of a legal agreement securing a car free agreement, the proposal would be contrary to Policies DM T1 (support for sustainable transport and active travel) and DM T3 (Car parking and New Neighbour Notification Householder Prior Approval servicing standards) of Merton's Adopted Sites and Policies Plan (July 2014), Policy CS20 (Parking, servicing and delivery) of Merton's Adopted Core Planning Strategy (July 2011) and Policies T6 (Car Parking) and T6.1 (Residential Parking) of the London Plan (2021).