Plot H1 Elephant Park, Land Bounded by Walworth Road, Elephant Road, Deacon Street & Sayer Street North, London, SE17 1EN

Planning appeal 3319797 at Plot H1 Elephant Park, Land Bounded by Walworth Road, Elephant Road, Deacon Street & Sayer Street North, London, SE17 1EN (London Borough of Southwark) was allowed on 30 November 2023 by Inspector Griffiths P, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including design, the response to context, and any impact on the setting and thereby the significance of heritage assets.

redevelopment of the site to provide an 18-storey building (including a mezzanine floor) plus basement and rooftop plant providing office floorspace (Class E(g)(i)) and areas of floorspace for the following flexible uses: office/retail/services/food and drink/medical or health floorspace (Class E(g)(i), E(a), E(c), E(b) or E(e)), including ancillary cycle parking, accessible car parking, servicing, plant, roof terraces, landscaping, public realm improvements, and other associated works incidental to the development

Authority: London Borough of Southwark
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: employment-industrial · Other Major Developments
Inspector: Griffiths P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including design, the response to context, and any impact on the setting and thereby the significance of heritage assets
The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby residents and in particular, levels of daylight in nearby dwellings, and visual impact or loss of outlook
Compliance, or otherwise with the development plan, and following on from that, any other material considerations including the wider policy background, and specifically, the principle of an office-based development on the site, as opposed to housing, including any 'planning balance' necessary

What decided it

The exemplary, contrasting design quality of the proposed building, combined with its compliance with development plan policies supporting a substantial office development on this last undeveloped plot of Elephant Park, decided the appeal in its favour.

the Inspector found the proposal complied with the development plan as a whole, with no unacceptable harm to character, appearance or living conditions, and no material considerations pointing to a different conclusion, so no countervailing balance against harm was required

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy SD1 (Opportunity Areas)Policy SD4 (the Central Activities Zone)Policy SD6 (Town Centres and High Streets)Policy ST1 (Southwark's Development Targets)Policy ST2 (Southwark's Places)Policy SP4 (Green and Inclusive Economy)Policy P30 (Office and Business Development)Policy AV.09 (Elephant and Castle Area Vision)Policy H8Policy SD5Policy GG2Policy D3Policy D9 (Tall buildings)Policy D4 (Delivering good design)Policy P13 (Design of places)Policy P17 (Tall buildings)Policy D6Policy P56
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56Paragraph 57

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