®Planning appeal decision
Glory House, 2 Tabernacle Avenue, London, E13 8EG
Planning appeal 3349871 at Glory House, 2 Tabernacle Avenue, London, E13 8EG (London Borough of Newham) was allowed on 19 December 2024 by Inspector Spencer D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether in the absence of an affordable housing contribution, the appeal proposal would accord with the development plan, and otherwise amount to sustainable development.
demolition of existing church buildings and erection of new mixed use development of 3, 5 and 6 storeys to provide a community use (Use Class E), 80 self-contained residential apartments, amenity space, refuse storage and cycle parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Spencer D
- Postcode
- E13 8EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether in the absence of an affordable housing contribution, the appeal proposal would accord with the development plan, and otherwise amount to sustainable development
What decided it
The detailed viability evidence demonstrating that the scheme cannot viably provide affordable housing, combined with the fallback position of the extant 2023 permission which would have provided only 12.5% affordable housing, justified the absence of affordable housing provision subject to review mechanisms.
The significant housing benefits and optimal redevelopment of previously-developed land in a sustainable location outweighed the absence of affordable housing provision, which was justified by detailed viability evidence and secured by review mechanisms in the Section 106 agreement
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy H4London Plan Policy H5London Plan Policy H6London Plan Policy S1London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D9London Plan Policy G5London Plan Policy G6London Plan Policy HC1London Plan Policy E11London Plan Policy SI2London Plan Policy SI3London Plan Policy SI4London Plan Policy SI13London Plan Policy T2London Plan Policy T4London Plan Policy T6London Plan Policy D7Newham Local Plan Policy H1Newham Local Plan Policy H2Newham Local Plan Policy INF2Newham Local Plan Policy INF8Newham Local Plan Policy S1Newham Local Plan Policy S6Newham Local Plan Policy SP1Newham Local Plan Policy SP3Newham Local Plan Policy SP4Newham Local Plan Policy SP5Newham Local Plan Policy SP8Newham Local Plan Policy SC1Newham Local Plan Policy SC2Newham Local Plan Policy SC3Newham Local Plan Policy SC4Newham Local Plan Policy J1Newham Local Plan Policy J3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57Paragraph 58Paragraph 181
- Judgments
- Mansell v Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1314
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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