®Planning appeal decision
Cuba Street Site, Land North East Junction of Manilla Street and Tobago Street, London, E14 8GZ
erection of single tower block accommodating a high density residential led development (Use Class C3) with ancillary amenity and play space, along with the provision of a flexible retail space at ground floor (Use Class E), the provision of a new publicly accessible park and alterations to the public highway without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref PA/20/02128, dated 21 December 2022
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Unknown
- Inspector
- Jones M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would provide adequate affordable housing, having regard to local and national policy and guidance.
What decided it
The Inspector's conclusion that growth and cost forecasting should not be embedded into the viability assessment, so that on a present-day basis the scheme's affordable housing offer was adequate and the shortfall against Policy D.H2 warranted only limited weight.
The proposed development was found to accord with the development plan read as a whole, and other considerations did not indicate a decision other than in accordance with the plan, so the appeal was allowed.
Framework references: 35
Plan policies cited: D.H3, T5, D.TR3, D.H2, H4, S.H1, H5, D.SG5, E11, S1 2
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