®Planning appeal decision
2-4 Powerscroft Road , Sidcup, Kent, DA14 5DT
retrospective planning application for the change of use from Class E (office/light industrial) to F1 (place of worship) of Jacob House, 2-4 Powerscroft Road, Sidcup DA14 5DT
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Bell-Williamson J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the change of use on the supply of commercial office space
What decided it
The proposal results in a materially harmful effect on the supply of commercial office space in a location designated for employment and industrial uses, contrary to strategic and local development plan policies that are consistent with the Framework.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, being loss of commercial office space in a designated employment area, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of providing a community facility (place of worship).
Framework references: 2, 11, 82, 93, 219
Plan policies cited: Policy E5 of The London Plan 2021, Policy E4 of The London Plan 2021, Policy E3 of the Bexley Unitary Development Plan 2004, Policy E6 of the Bexley Unitary Development Plan 2004, Policy E14 of the Bexley Unitary Development Plan 2004, Policy CS12 of the Bexley Core Strategy 2012, Policy E1 of The London Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.