®Planning appeal decision
Lemon Tree House, 51-53 Bow Road, London, E3 2AD
Planning appeal 3320405 at Lemon Tree House, 51-53 Bow Road, London, E3 2AD (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was allowed on 9 October 2023 by Inspector Davies G, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The character and appearance of the area including Tredegar Square Conservation Area, and the settings of Phoenix School and Electric House.
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
- Postcode
- E3 2AD
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
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3Policy S.SG1Policy S.DH3Policy S.DH1Policy D.DH2Policy D6Policy D.DH8Policy D5Policy D7Policy T5Policy D.H3Policy D.MW3Policy H10Policy S.H1Policy D.H2Policy H4Policy H5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 55Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 125Paragraph 199Paragraph 202Paragraph 203
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.