®Planning appeal decision
The Old Sorting Office, 4 to 6 Silverdale, Sydenham , London, SE26 4SZ
retention of the front façade together with the front part of the building and refurbishment as galleried offices / studio spaces. Demolition of the rear part of the building and the construction of seven residential apartments and two mews houses
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Parkin A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effect of the proposal on employment land provision
- Living conditions of future occupiers with particular regard to size, aspect and layout of the dwellings, outlook, privacy, and natural light
- Significance of the Sydenham Thorpes Conservation Area
- Highway safety
- Living conditions of nearby occupiers at 2 Silverdale, with particular regard to privacy
- Biological diversity
What decided it
The cumulative harm to employment land provision, living conditions of future and nearby occupiers, and the significance of the conservation area, combined with the failure to demonstrate the site was unsuitable for employment use, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery on brownfield land.
Plan policies cited: Policy 5 (other employment locations) of the Core Strategy 2011, DM Policy 11 of the Development Management Local Plan 2014, Policy D6 (housing quality and standards) of the London Plan, Policy 15 (high quality design for Lewisham) of the Core Strategy 2011, DM Policy 32 (housing design, layout and space standards) of the Development Management Local Plan 2014, Policy D4 (delivering good design) of the London Plan, Policy HC1 (heritage conservation and growth) of the London Plan, DM Policy 33 (development on infill sites, backland sites, back gardens and amenity areas) of the Development Management Local Plan 2014, DM Policy 36B (conservation areas) of the Development Management Local Plan 2014, Policy T5 (cycling) of the London Plan, Policy T6 (car parking) of the London Plan, Policy 14 (sustainable movement and transport) of the Core Strategy 2011, DM Policy 29 (car parking) of the Development Management Local Plan 2014, Policy G7 (trees and woodlands) of the London Plan, Policy 7 (climate change and adapting to the effects) of the Core Strategy 2011, DM Policy 25 (landscaping and trees) of the Development Management Local Plan 2014
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.