®Planning appeal decision
Ratcliffe Wharf Stairs, Narrow street, London , E14 8DQ
raise threshold of existing concrete steps to upgrade flood defence function - install new guard rails to higher sides of stair as additional safety measure (lower risk of falls onto foreshore from a height) - install new metal gate with timed openings as similar along street.’ Appeal B: APP/E5900/Y/23/3315565 Ratcliffe Wharf Stairs, Narrow Street, London E14 8DQ
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- utilities-energy · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposal would preserve a Grade II listed building, Ratcliffe Cross Stairs, and any of the features of special architectural or historic interest that it possesses and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the Narrow Street Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on connectivity and pedestrian accessibility
- The effect of the proposal on flood risk
What decided it
The proposed gate would restrict public access to the foreshore and diminish the historic value of the listed building as a route to the water, causing less than substantial harm that was not outweighed by the unsubstantiated or insufficient public benefits of the proposal.
Plan policies cited: Policy D.DH2, Policy SI 16, Policy D.ES4, Policy HC1, Policy S.DH1, Policy S.DH3
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.