®Planning appeal decision
The Black Horse, 254 Tabard Street, Southwark, London, SE1 4UN
change of use of a disused public house to a 3 bedroom flat at ground floor with retention of existing 1st floor flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- MacLeod R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the loss of the existing public house use is acceptable having regard to relevant development plan policies
- whether living conditions for occupiers of the proposed flat would be adequate in relation to privacy
What decided it
The marketing exercise substantially exceeding the two-year requirement, combined with the building's lack of heritage or cultural value and the absence of realistic prospect of pub use, justified the loss of the public house use in accordance with Policy HC7 and Policy 41.
Plan policies cited: Policy HC7 (London Plan 2021), Policy 41 (New Southwark Plan), Saved Policy 4.2 (Southwark Plan 2007), Strategic Policy 13 (Southwark Core Strategy 2011)
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.