®Planning appeal decision
Upper Floors, 46 Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8QZ
Planning appeal 3300067 at Upper Floors, 46 Camberwell Church Street, London, SE5 8QZ (London Borough of Southwark) was dismissed on 2 February 2023 by Inspector Savage M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the flats provide satisfactory living accommodation for existing and future occupants.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from one flat to three flats ("the Unauthorised Change of Use")
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage M
- Postcode
- SE5 8QZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the flats provide satisfactory living accommodation for existing and future occupants
- Whether sufficient provision would be made for social rented and intermediate homes, or for a financial contribution towards the delivery of new Council social rented and intermediate homes
- Whether the appeal scheme ensures the safety of all building users with respect to fire safety
What decided it
The flats provide insufficient internal space to meet minimum standards required by policy and would fail to provide satisfactory living accommodation for future occupants, which outweighs the benefit of providing additional homes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy P15 of the Southwark Plan 2019-2036Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy P1 of the Southwark PlanPolicy D12 of the London Plan
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.