®Planning appeal decision
12 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Wapping, London, E1W 1PN
Planning appeal 3254441 at 12 Pier Head, Wapping High Street, Wapping, London, E1W 1PN (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 19 July 2021 by Inspector Cullen F, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the special interest of the Grade II listed building, Nos 12-14, Wapping Pier Head, and the character and appearance of the Wapping Pierhead Conservation Area (Appeals A and B).
demolition of the existing rear extension; construction of a three storey rear extension; extension of the basement to accommodate a garage and family room; and restoration works to the external elevations
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- householder · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Cullen F
- Postcode
- E1W 1PN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the special interest of the Grade II listed building, Nos 12-14, Wapping Pier Head, and the character and appearance of the Wapping Pierhead Conservation Area (Appeals A and B)
- The effect of the proposal on the safe and efficient operation of the local highway network and the use of the private car (Appeal A only)
What decided it
The 'less than substantial harm' to the significance of the listed building and conservation area was not outweighed by the public benefits of the scheme.
The moderate weight given to the public benefits (heritage restoration, economic, social and environmental gains) did not outweigh the considerable importance and weight attached to the less than substantial harm to the listed building and conservation area, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1Policy D3Policy S.DH3Policy S.DH1Policy D.DH2Policy T6Policy T6.1Policy D.TR3Policy S.TR1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 172Paragraph 192Paragraph 193Paragraph 194Paragraph 195Paragraph 196
- Judgments
- R. (Palmer) v Herefordshire Council [2016] EWCA Civ 1061; Bramshill Ltd v. SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320; Kverndal v London Borough of Houslow [2015] EWHC 3084 (Admin); R (oao Khodari) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea & Cedarpark Holdings Inc [2017] EWCA Civ 333
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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