®Planning appeal decision
31 Herbert Road , Woolwich, London, SE18 3SZ
Change of use of part ground floor from Betting Shop (Use Class Sui Generis) and amalgamation with the existing ground floor shop unit to create a single commercial unit (Use Class E), change of use of first floor from Tattoo Parlour (Use Class Sui Generis) and office space (Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) together with construction of an additional storey via a mansard roof extension and first floor front extension to provide six (6) new residential units with associated balconies, replacement shopfront and associated external works and alterations
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Townend K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to units 1 and 3 and daylight
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of dwellings at 29 Herbert Road, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The significantly inadequate daylight levels to units 1 and 3, which would result in harmful living conditions for future occupants, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of housing delivery and efficient use of the site.
The harm from unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers of units 1 and 3 due to inadequate daylight significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits of six new residential units, the larger retail unit, economic benefits, and contribution to housing supply, even under the tilted balance triggered by the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy H5 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy with Detailed Policies, Policy DH1 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy with Detailed Policies, Policy DH(b) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy with Detailed Policies
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.