®Planning appeal decision
The Albion, 48 Woolwich Church Street, London, SE18 5NN
Planning appeal 3352432 at The Albion, 48 Woolwich Church Street, London, SE18 5NN (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was allowed on 10 March 2025 by Inspector Parsons J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the settings of a Grade II listed building, known as the Chimney to Steam factory, and the Thames Barrier and Bowater Road Conservation Area.
Part 9/part 13 storey mixed use building comprising basement disabled car parking, residential cycle storage and plant room, ground floor mixed use commercial space (Class E), commercial cycle storage, residential and commercial refuse storage with 48 self-contained flats above
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Parsons J
- Postcode
- SE18 5NN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the settings of a Grade II listed building, known as the Chimney to Steam factory, and the Thames Barrier and Bowater Road Conservation Area
What decided it
The significant public benefits, particularly the boost to housing supply and the effective use of a brownfield site, outweighed the less than substantial harm to the listed Chimney and the Conservation Area.
The less than substantial harm to the setting of the listed Chimney and the Conservation Area was outweighed by the cumulative public benefits, principally the significant boost to housing supply and effective use of a brownfield site, together with moderate weight to design quality and small/limited weight to regeneration, economic and CIL benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DH1Policy DH3Policy DH(h)Policy DH(i)Policy D1Policy D3Policy D9Policy HC1Policy H1Policy H4Policy H5Policy H6Policy IM(C)Policy IM4Policy T2Policy T4Policy EA(c)Policy IM1Policy S4Policy SI 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 58
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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