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Planning permission granted24 September 20253364847

Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, London, SE10 9NW

Planning appeal 3364847 at Trafalgar Tavern, Park Row, London, SE10 9NW (Royal Borough of Greenwich) was allowed on 24 September 2025 by Inspector Douglas L, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the material change of use on designated heritage assets, with particular regard to the Grade II listed building of The Trafalgar Tavern (the LB), the Greenwich Park Conservation Area (the CA), and the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site (the WHS).

‘Without planning permission, a material change of use of the Thames Path also known as The Ramp & The Knuckle) for the provision of an external drinking and dining area and the provision of seating for the patrons of The Trafalgar Tavern Public House, Park Row, Greenwich, SE10 9NW’

Authority
Royal Borough of Greenwich
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Douglas L
Postcode
SE10 9NW

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the material change of use on designated heritage assets, with particular regard to the Grade II listed building of The Trafalgar Tavern (the LB), the Greenwich Park Conservation Area (the CA), and the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site (the WHS)
  • The effect of the material change of use on highway safety and access

What decided it

The ability to control the number, positions and design of umbrellas and other items through a management plan condition, removing the identified harm to heritage assets and highway safety, was decisive in granting permission.

The great weight given to the less than substantial harm to the heritage assets from the umbrellas outweighed the moderate weight given to the public benefits, but this balance was resolved in favour of the development by imposing a condition requiring a management plan to control the items placed on the land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D3Policy HC1Policy HC2Policy DH1Policy DH3Policy DH4Policy DH(h)Policy DH(i)Policy IM(b)Policy T2Policy T5

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