®Planning appeal decision
Etc Venues, 6 Avonmouth Street, LONDON, SE1 6NX
demolition of existing building and structures and erection of a part 2, part 7, part 14, part 16 storey plus basement mixed-use development comprising 1733sqm (GIA) of space for Class E employment use and/or community health hub and/or Class F1(a) education use and 233 purpose-built student residential rooms with associated amenity space and public realm works, car and cycle parking, and ancillary infrastructure
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Gilbert J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- whether the proposed development would make adequate provision towards local infrastructure requirements
- whether or not any conflict with the development plan and harm arising is outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The very significant benefits of delivering 233 purpose-built student accommodation units and other regeneration benefits outweighed the limited adverse impacts arising from the proposal's failure to achieve exemplary tall-building architecture and design review.
The very significant weight afforded to the benefits (233 PBSA units, brownfield redevelopment, employment, public realm and other benefits) outweighed the moderate weight given to conflict with design/design-review policies, and the proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole.
Framework references: 57
Plan policies cited: LP Policy D1, LP Policy D3, LP Policy D4, LP Policy D9, LP Policy HC1, LP Policy HC3, LP Policy SD1, LP Policy H15, LP Policy DF1, LP Policy E3, LP Policy E11, LP Policy SI2, LP Policy SI3, LP Policy SI5, LP Policy SI6, LP Policy T5, LP Policy T7, LP Policy T9, SP Policy AV.09, SP Policy P13, SP Policy P14, SP Policy P17, SP Policy P18, SP Policy P19, SP Policy P4, SP Policy P5, SP Policy P23, SP Policy P28, SP Policy P31, SP Policy P46, SP Policy P49, SP Policy P50, SP Policy P51, SP Policy P53, SP Policy P54, SP Policy P55, SP Policy P70, SP Policy SP4, SP Policy IP3
Judgments cited: Dignity Funerals Limited v Breckland District Council [2017] EWHC 1492 (Admin); R v Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council ex parte Milne (No 2) [2001] Env LR 22
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.