®Planning appeal decision
14 Woolwich Road, LONDON, SE10 0JU
change of use of family dwelling (Use class C3) to self- contained residential unit across the ground, first floor and loft, and office use (use Class E) in the basement
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bartlett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the vitality and viability of the borough's town centres
- The supply of housing in the borough
What decided it
The failure to provide evidence of a sequential test or other justification for locating an office (a main town centre use) outside a designated town centre, contrary to the development plan's town centre first approach.
Plan policies cited: Policy E1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SD6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SD7 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SD8 of the London Plan 2021, Policy H(a) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies 2014, Policy H8 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.