®Planning appeal decision
St. James Nhs Pharmacy, 52 Powis Street, LONDON, SE18 6LQ
the construction of a second-floor rear extension with side and rear windows and rear door access to facilitate three one-bed, self-contained flats over second and part of first floors (Use Class C3) while retaining the shop unit at ground and part of first floor. Installation of replacement aluminium windows, new shopfront and front access doors and associated external alterations
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Woolwich Conservation Area
- Whether the proposed flats would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to living and amenity space, daylight and sunlight, outlook, and natural ventilation
- Whether the development would make adequate provision for the storage and collection of refuse and recycling
What decided it
The deficiencies in living conditions for future occupiers, particularly regarding daylight, sunlight, outlook and amenity space, combined with inadequate refuse and recycling storage and collection arrangements, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The modest social and economic benefits of three new dwellings in a town centre location (moderate weight) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm from inadequate living conditions and waste management arrangements, which conflicted with Chapter 12 of the Framework.
Framework references: 11, 135, 195, 206, 208
Plan policies cited: Policy DH1, Policy DH3, Policy DH(a), Policy DH(h), Policy H5, Policy D3, Policy HC1, Policy D6, Policy SI7, Policy SI8
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