®Planning appeal decision
1-18 Shepherds Leas, 135 Riefield Road, Eltham, London, SE9 2RD
demolition of the existing three-storey residential buildings and redevelopment of the site to provide 70 residential units (100% affordable) (Use Class C3) in a single building ranging in height from 5 to 9 storeys, with associated blue-badge parking and soft landscaping
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate location for a tall building, having regard to the character and appearance of the area, the effect on Metropolitan Open Land and selected strategic views
What decided it
The proposal would not represent a suitable location for a tall building having regard to the established suburban character of the area and the specific adverse effects on character and appearance, which would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of delivering 70 affordable dwellings.
The considerable benefits of 70 new affordable dwellings at a time of housing land supply shortfall were outweighed by the significant environmental harm from locating a nine-storey building in an inappropriate location that would adversely affect character and appearance contrary to development plan policy and Framework design aims
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 London Plan (March 2021), Policy DH1 Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (July 2014), Policy D4 London Plan (March 2021), Policy D9 London Plan (March 2021), Policy DH2 Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (July 2014), Policy OS(a) Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies, Policy DH(l) Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies, Policy DH(g) Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies, Policy H4 London Plan (March 2021), Policy H5 London Plan (March 2021), Policy H6 London Plan (March 2021), Policy H8 London Plan (March 2021), Policy H10 London Plan (March 2021), Policy H2 Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (July 2014), Policy H3 Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (July 2014), Policy G3 London Plan (March 2021), Policy D7 London Plan (March 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.