®Planning appeal decision
90-96 Norwood High Street, LONDON, SE27 9NW
demolition of existing buildings at 90-96 Norwood High Street and erection of a part three storey, part four storey, and part five storey mixed use development comprising of 14 no. self-contained residential units (3no 1-bed 1-person, 1no 1-bed 2-person, and 10no 2-bed 3-person), and 615m2 of Use Class E(g) with the provision of refuse and cycle storage at ground floor level
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Veevers A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of Units 3, 7 and 10, with particular regard to the provision of dual aspect dwellings and outlook
- Whether the proposal would make adequate provision for any additional demand on or need for infrastructure or services arising from the occupation of the proposed development together with local development plan policy requirements in relation to affordable housing
What decided it
The absence of a planning obligation or other legal mechanism to secure the necessary infrastructure contributions and affordable housing viability review required to make the development acceptable in planning terms.
Framework references: 34, 57
Plan policies cited: Policy H5 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy Q2 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035, Policy H2 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035, Policy D4 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035, Policy T6 of the London Plan, Policy T3 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035, Policy EN1 of the Lambeth Local Plan 2020-2035, Policy S12 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.