®Planning appeal decision
Rear of 106 Westcombe Park Road, LONDON, SE3 7RZ
use of garages as storage (Use Class B8)
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of surrounding residential properties with specific regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether or not the development preserves or enhances the character and appearance of the Blackheath Conservation Area
- The effect of the development on highway safety
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of occupants of surrounding residential properties through noise and disturbance from the B8 storage use outweighed any other considerations.
Framework references: 202
Plan policies cited: Policy E(a) Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy D13 The London Plan (2021), Policy D14 The London Plan (2021), Policy DH1 Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy DH3 Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy DH(h) Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy HC1 The London Plan (2021), Policy IM4 Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy (2014), Policy T1 The London Plan (2021)
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.