# 13 Court Yard, Eltham

- **Decision:** dismissed, 18 September 2026
- **Decided by:** Planning Inspector: S Ramsden
- **Authority:** Greenwich (London)
- **Appeal reference:** 6005312
- **Application reference:** 25/4000/PN5
- **Procedure:** written-representations
- **Development:** Appeal against car-free condition on Class AA prior approval for one-storey rooftop flat
- **Homes:** 1
- **Site context:** inside-settlement, near-station
- **Green Belt:** no
- **Framework applied:** August 2026 NPPF
- **Determinative policies:** DM6
- **Development plan policies:** London Plan 2021 T6, Royal Greenwich Core Strategy 2014 IM(b), IM(c)
- **Main issues:** car-free condition
- **Tags:** tier-2, conditions, car-free, transitional-no-consultation, upward-extension

## Summary
Appeal against a car-free (no parking permits) condition on a rooftop-flat prior approval. The condition was upheld as necessary because the site has PTAL 5 and is within 800 m of a station, which "is considered in the Framework to be a reasonable walking distance" (DL ¶6). The changes to the Framework did "not affect the merits … in a material way", so the parties were not consulted (DL ¶2).

## What made the difference
The appellant offered no s106. Without one, a negatively worded Grampian-type car-free condition was accepted despite the PPG caution against such conditions (DL ¶9).

## Policy findings
- **DM6: pass.** car-free condition reasonable and necessary despite PPG caution on negatively worded conditions, in absence of s106 (DL 7-9)
- **TR3: neutral.** PTAL 5, within 800 m of Eltham station "considered in the Framework to be a reasonable walking distance" (DL 6)

## Key facts
- Controlled parking zone, PTAL 5
- No s106 offered as alternative

## Sources
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/3187e6ec-0309-43fe-93e2-9b5d86ced012
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6005312

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