®Planning appeal decision
21 Redmans Road, Tower Hamlets, LONDON, E1 3AQ
the demolition of the existing warehouse building and site clearance, and the erection of two buildings up to four and a half storeys in height plus basement, to provide student accommodation with ancillary facilities, wheelchai r accessible car parking spaces, bicycle parking, refuse storage and associated landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parkin A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effect of the proposal on employment land provision
- Effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers, with particular regard to the design and layout of the accommodation, natural light and privacy
- Effect of the proposal on the significance of the Stepney Green Conservation Area
- Effect of the proposal on public safety
- Effect of the proposal on energy provision, local infrastructure capacity and student accommodation
What decided it
The cumulative harm caused by conflicts with the development plan on employment land provision, living conditions of future occupiers, public safety, and planning obligations, with no material considerations outweighing these harms, resulted in dismissal.
Plan policies cited: Policy D.EMP3, Policy H15, Policy D.DH8, Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy HC1, Policy S.DH1, Policy S.DH3, Policy T4, Policy S.TR1, Policy D.TR2, Policy D.TR4, Policy SI 2, Policy DF1, Policy T6, Policy D.ES7, Policy D.SG5
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.