®Planning appeal decision
257-283 Ilderton Road, Southwark, London, SE15 1NS
demolition of the existing building and mixed use redevelopment of the site comprising Purpose-Built Student Housing including associated amenity and ancillary café and cycle workshop (Use Class Sui Generis), a new self-storage facility (Use Class B8), light Industrial workspace / incubator units (Use Class E(g)(iii)) and other associated infrastructure
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether a payment in lieu (PIL) to affordable housing, instead of on-site or off-site provision, would be appropriate
- whether the proposal contributes to a mixed and inclusive community with regard to the mix of uses proposed, the mix of uses locally including other student accommodation, the proximity to infrastructure, and other development plan priorities
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that exceptional circumstances (AAP phasing and design constraints, and a PIL equivalent to 35% affordable housing) robustly justified a payment in lieu instead of on-site/off-site affordable housing provision.
The constraints on delivering affordable housing on- or off-site, combined with a payment in lieu equivalent to the 35% policy requirement, were found to amount to exceptional circumstances that outweighed the identified policy conflict, resulting in overall accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 64
Plan policies cited: Policy P5, Policy P1, Policy H15, Policy SP2, Policy AAP 4
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.