®Planning appeal decision
55 Bastion Road, Abbey Wood, Greenwich, SE2 0RH
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
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.
Framework references: 11, 61, 124, 135, 139, 232
Plan policies cited: Policy H(b) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014), Policy H1 of the CSDP, Policy H2 of the London Plan (2021), Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy H5 of the CSDP, Policy DH1 of the CSDP
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.