Policy information sourced from Hammersmith & Fulham Local Plan
HO11 DETAILED RESIDENTIAL STANDARDS
The council will ensure that the design and quality of all new housing, including new build, conversions and change of use, is of a high standard and that developments provide housing that will meet the needs of future occupants and respect the principles of good neighbourliness.
To achieve a high standard of design, the following considerations will be taken into account:
- floor areas and room sizes in new build dwellings, conversions and changes of use, including meeting ‘Nationally Described Space Standards;
- accessibility for disabled people;
- amenity and green garden space provision;
- a safe and secure environment;
- vehicle and cycle parking;
- flood protection measures and attenuation of surface water run off;
- sustainable energy measures that provide resilience to climate change impacts;
- use of durable construction materials to construct low maintenance dwellings with low environmental impacts;
- provision of waste and recycling storage facilities;
- noise insulation and layout to minimise noise nuisance between dwellings; and
- protection of existing residential amenities, including issues such as loss of daylight, sunlight, privacy and outlook.
Proposals for extensions will be considered acceptable where it can be demonstrated that there is no detrimental impact on:
- privacy enjoyed by neighbours in adjoining properties;
- daylight and sunlight to rooms in adjoining properties;
- outlook from windows in adjoining properties; and
- openness between properties.
The council has prepared a Planning Guidance SPD that provides further guidance on these and other residential amenity issues referred to in this Local Plan.
For more information please see the Local Plan