®Planning appeal decision
The Victoria , 757 Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London , SE78LW
Planning appeal 3349314 at The Victoria , 757 Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London , SE78LW (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was allowed on 24 March 2025 by Inspector Watson S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outside amenity space.
the construction of a new first and second floor rear extension to the existing property to create 4no. additional 1-person studio flats, including the alteration of an existing 2-bedroom flat to become a 1-person studio flat
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Watson S
- Postcode
- SE7 8LW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outside amenity space
- Whether the proposal provides a suitable mix of accommodation
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area, including the Thames Barrier and Bowater Road Conservation Area
What decided it
The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply triggered the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d), which required permission to be granted unless the adverse impacts would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, a test the Inspector found was not met.
The benefits of providing 4 new dwellings and contributing to housing land supply, together with good access to sustainable transport, attracted moderate weight and outweighed the moderate harms of inadequate living conditions and failure to provide an appropriate accommodation mix, applying the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H5Policy D6Policy DH1Policy H2Policy H10Policy DH3Policy DH(j)Policy HC1Policy D3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 16
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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