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Allowed11 June 20243335892

79-87 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HR

Planning appeal 3335892 at 79-87 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7HR (London Borough of Lambeth) was allowed on 11 June 2024 by Inspector Prentis D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would meet the objective of achieving well-designed places.

erection of a ground plus 14-storey building (plus two basement levels) comprising gym (Class E) at basement level, retail (Class E) at ground floor; office (Class E) at first floor, light industrial (Class E) at second floor and hotel (C1) at part basement, ground and floors 3 to 14, with plant enclosure at roof level, and associated cycle parking, servicing, all necessary enabling works and associated highways improvements

Authority
London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type
other · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Unknown
Inspector
Prentis D
Postcode
SE1 7HR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would meet the objective of achieving well-designed places
  • the effect of the proposal on the historic environment, including the setting of the Grade II listed Lincoln Tower
  • the effect of the proposal on the balance and mix of land uses in the locality
  • the nature and extent of any economic, social and environmental benefits

What decided it

The proposal was found to accord with the development plan as a whole, with no identified harm to design, heritage or the balance of local land uses, and benefits weighing in its favour.

the proposal's economic, social and environmental benefits weighed in favour of the scheme, and as no planning harm was identified there was no need to weigh benefits against harm; the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole and the appeal was allowed

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
LLP Policy Q26LonP Policy D9LLP Policy Q7(ii)LLP Policy Q25LonP Policy HC1LLP Policy Q20LonP Policy SD4Policy SD4(E)LonP Policy E10Policy E10(F)LLP Policy ED14(C)LLP Policy PN1Policy PN1(C)(i)LonP Policy GG2LonP Policy D3LLP Policy ED14LLP Policy Q7Policy ED10(F)
Judgments
R (Palmer) v Hertfordshire Council [2016] EWCA Civ 1061; City and Country Bramshill Limited v SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320

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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