®Planning appeal decision
Cuba Street Site, Land North East Junction of Manilla Street and Tobago Street, London, E14 8GZ
Planning appeal 3356375 at Cuba Street Site, Land North East Junction of Manilla Street and Tobago Street, London, E14 8GZ (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was allowed on 29 May 2025 by Inspector Jones M, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the proposed development would provide adequate affordable housing, having regard to local and national policy and guidance.
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
- Postcode
- E14 8GZ
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- D.H3T5D.TR3D.H2H4S.H1H5D.SG5E11S1 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 35
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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