®Planning appeal decision
St Mildred's Church and Hall, St Mildred's Road, Lee, London, SE12 0RA
Planning appeal 3252615 at St Mildred's Church and Hall, St Mildred's Road, Lee, London, SE12 0RA (London Borough of Lewisham) was allowed on 13 August 2021 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the St. Mildred's Church and the surrounding area.
Demolition of church hall; erection of replacement church hall and community space with reordering proposals including solar panels to St. Mildred's Church; parking and associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- SE12 0RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the St. Mildred's Church and the surrounding area
- trees
What decided it
The proposal's sensitive modern design, which respects the Church's heritage significance whilst meeting contemporary community needs, combined with adequate protective measures for trees, outweighed concerns raised by the Council and heritage advisors.
the benefits of providing replacement community facilities and reordering the Church, achieved through a sensitively designed modern extension that respects the heritage asset, outweighed the visual impact of the modern addition and the residual risk to tree T19
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 5 of the Lewisham Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011Policy 16 of the Lewisham Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011Policy 30 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy 31 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy 37 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy 12 of the Lewisham Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2011Policy 25 of the Lewisham Development Management Local Plan 2014Policy 7.8 of the Local Plan
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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