®Planning appeal decision
Lemon Tree House, 51-53 Bow Road, London, E3 2AD
demolition of the existing building and erection of a part one, part seven, part nine storey building comprising residential accommodation with associated amenity space, landscaping, accessible parking and servicing access
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Davies G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The character and appearance of the area including Tredegar Square Conservation Area, and the settings of Phoenix School and Electric House
- The living conditions of future occupants with regard to sunlight and daylight, including to external balconies and podium space, and accessibility to refuse and cycle stores
- The effect on Phoenix School with regard to visual dominance
- The mix of affordable housing
What decided it
The very substantial benefit of delivering 100% affordable housing, all for social rent, outweighed the less-than-substantial heritage harm and the moderate harm from the shortfall in affordable family-sized units.
the substantial benefits of 100% affordable, 100% social rent housing outweighed the less than substantial harm to the conservation area and the moderate harm from the unbalanced affordable housing unit mix, such that the development accorded with the development plan as a whole
Framework references: 55, 56, 57, 125, 199, 202, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy S.SG1, Policy S.DH3, Policy S.DH1, Policy D.DH2, Policy D6, Policy D.DH8, Policy D5, Policy D7, Policy T5, Policy D.H3, Policy D.MW3, Policy H10, Policy S.H1, Policy D.H2, Policy H4, Policy H5
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.