®Planning appeal decision
54-80 Ossory Road, London, SE1 5AN
Planning appeal 3275294 at 54-80 Ossory Road, London, SE1 5AN (London Borough of Southwark) was allowed on 5 May 2022 by Inspector Cryan M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether or not the proposed development makes acceptable provisions in respect of fire safety, with particular regard to (i) access arrangements for fire appliances and (ii) the strategy for the prevention, suppression, control or management of fire within the building.
a change of use from Use Class D1 (place of worship) to Use Class B8 (storage and distribution) and partial demolition and extension of the existing self-storage facility to provide additional Use Class B8 (storage and distribution) floorspace with car and cycle parking, refuse storage and other associated works ancillary to the development
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- SE1 5AN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is whether or not the proposed development makes acceptable provisions in respect of fire safety, with particular regard to (i) access arrangements for fire appliances and (ii) the strategy for the prevention, suppression, control or management of fire within the building.
What decided it
The Inspector concluded that, subject to conditions, the proposed development made acceptable provision in respect of fire safety, satisfying Policies D11 and D12 of the 2021 London Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D11 (2021 London Plan)Policy D12 (2021 London Plan)Policy AAP5 (draft Old Kent Road Area Action Plan)Policy CI2 (2021 London Plan)Policy P70 (SLP)Policy P31 (SLP)Policy P23 (SLP)Policy SI2 (2021 London Plan)Policy P28 (SLP)Policy HC1 (2021 London Plan)Policy P64 (SLP)Policies T1, T4, T7 and SL1 (2021 London Plan)Policy P56 (SLP)Policies G5, G6 and G62 (2021 London Plan)Policies SP6, P59 and P60 (SLP)Policies P13 and P14 (SLP)Policies P53, SP6 and T5 (SLP)Policy P69 (SLP)Policy P68 (SLP)Policy P16 (SLP)Policy P29 (SLP)
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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