®Planning appeal decision
290 Walworth Road, Southwark, London, SE17 2TE
Planning appeal 3261514 at 290 Walworth Road, Southwark, London, SE17 2TE (London Borough of Southwark) was dismissed on 13 September 2021 by Inspector Wyatt G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Walworth Road Conservation Area including the host property.
Redevelopment of 290 Walworth Road and 2-6 Carter Place to create 6 residential units and 1 basement and ground floor commercial unit together with cycle parking and refuse storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyatt G
- Postcode
- SE17 2TE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Walworth Road Conservation Area including the host property
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed residential units with particular regard to outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area through the disproportionate scale and mass of the proposed development over the host building, combined with the failure to provide adequate communal outdoor amenity space, outweighed the limited public benefits of the scheme.
The less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the poor living conditions for future occupiers were weighed against the public benefits of employment, additional housing and a commercial unit; the harm was not outweighed by these limited benefits, and great weight was given to conservation of the heritage asset.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Strategic Policy 12 of the Core StrategyPolicies 3.12, 3.13, 3.15 and 3.16 of the Southwark PlanPolicy HC1 of the London PlanStrategic Policies 5 and 7 of the Core StrategyPolicy 4.2 of the Southwark PlanPolicy D5 of the London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 130
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.