®Planning appeal decision
55 Bastion Road, Abbey Wood, Greenwich, SE2 0RH
Planning appeal 3358606 at 55 Bastion Road, Abbey Wood, Greenwich, SE2 0RH (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was dismissed on 4 July 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the supply of small-medium family dwellings.
retention of a single family dwellinghouse converted in to 2No self contained flats”
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
- Postcode
- SE2 0RH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the supply of small-medium family dwellings
- whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers of Flat B, with particular regard to the provision of internal floor space and access to private external amenity space
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of future occupiers of Flat B through the absence of private external amenity space, combined with the loss of a protected small-medium family dwelling, outweighs the moderate housing benefit of the scheme even under the tilted balance.
The adverse effects of granting planning permission, comprising significant harm to living conditions and design quality and loss of protected family housing stock, significantly and demonstrably outweigh the moderate benefits of housing supply contribution, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H(b) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014)Policy H1 of the CSDPPolicy H2 of the London Plan (2021)Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021)Policy H5 of the CSDPPolicy DH1 of the CSDP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 124Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 232
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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