®Planning appeal decision
Bellerive House, 3 Muirfield Crescent , London, E14 9SZ
demolition of the existing building and redevelopment to provide a residential scheme in a building of ground + 24 storeys, including car parking, cycle parking, access, landscaping and associated works
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Masters C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area (including the quality of the design)
- Whether the proposal provides for acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in terms of outlook, amenity space and communal play space
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance from the building's height, scale and massing, combined with unsatisfactory outdoor amenity and play space provision, outweighed the benefits of the scheme and resulted in conflict with the development plan as a whole.
The moderate weight attached to the market housing, affordable housing, employment and regeneration benefits did not outweigh the significant weight attached to the harm to character/appearance and living conditions and the resulting development plan conflict, so the balance tipped against the proposal.
Framework references: 126, 130, 125, 57
Plan policies cited: S.DH1, D.DH2, D.DH4, D.DH6, D.H3, D3, D4, D5, D6, D8, D9, S4, GG2, D2, D.DH8, S.H1, D.ES7, D.TR2, D.SG5
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