®Planning appeal decision
24 Kings Bench Street, Southwark, London, SE1 0QX
the change of use from office (Use Class E) to a single dwelling (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Callister V
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on employment floorspace in the London Central Activity Zone (the CAZ), Bankside and Borough District Town Centre (the BBDTC) and Bankside, Borough and London Bridge Opportunity Area (the BBLBOA)
- The ability to provide the maximum amount of affordable housing contribution
- The provision of suitable levels of secure cycle storage and suitable refuse storage
What decided it
The failure to provide two years of marketing evidence as required by Policy C30 and the failure to establish or secure appropriate affordable housing provision as required by Policies P1, H2 and H4 demonstrably and significantly outweighed the benefit of delivering a single dwelling.
The moderate adverse impacts on employment floorspace availability and the failure to establish or secure appropriate affordable housing provision demonstrably and significantly outweighed the benefit of delivering one dwelling in an area with housing delivery shortfalls.
Framework references: 11, 5
Plan policies cited: Policy C30, Policy P1, Policy P11, Policy P53, Policy P62, Policies H2 and H4 of the London Plan
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.