®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to Vale Lodge, Perry Vale, SE23 2PB
Planning appeal 3367301 at Land Adjacent to Vale Lodge, Perry Vale, SE23 2PB (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 25 September 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal scheme would optimise residential provision, including affordable housing, on the appeal site.
the construction of new 4-storey building providing 6 no flats on land adjacent to Vale Lodge, Perry Vale SE23, together with associated landscaping, amenity space and provision of a refuse / recycling store & cycle spaces
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Burley P
- Postcode
- SE23 2PB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme would optimise residential provision, including affordable housing, on the appeal site
- the effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of any affordable housing provision without substantive justification, combined with unresolved space standards issues and lack of parking mitigation, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The benefits of delivering six residential units in a sustainable location with renewable energy and biodiversity enhancements were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the absence of affordable housing (for which there is clear and significant need), unmitigated off-site parking impacts, and non-compliance with residential space standards.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LLP Policy QD6LLP Policy HO1LLP Policy QD8LLP Policy HO3LLP Policy QD1LLP Policy QD2LLP Policy QD10LLP Policy TR4LP Policy D3LP Policy H10LP Policy H2LP Policy T6.1LP Policy D6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.