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Planning Application Guide
reason, all basement developments in the borough are required to prepare and submit a Construction Management Statement. Developers of basements are also expected to sign up to a Considerate Construction Scheme.
Design issues
The following are common design issues that should be considered when proposing basement works:
Over-development
Just as overly large extensions above ground level can dominate a building, an extension below ground can be of an inappropriate scale.
Trees and root protection
The presence of trees and tree roots is an additional factor that may mean proposals for new or expanded basements may be over-development, including street trees and trees on or adjoining the site, and their required root protection zone.
Garden and biodiversity
Proposals for basement development that take up more than half the front and/or half the rear garden of a property may not be accepted.
Rainwater and sustainable drainage systems
A basement development should provide an appropriate proportion of planted material to allow for rainwater to be absorbed.
Basements as living accommodation
The Local Plan, the Residential Development Standards SPD and the London Plan seek to ensure high quality housing and neighbourhoods with a good standard of sunlight, daylight, outlook and privacy.
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