®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to Vale Lodge, Perry Vale, SE23 2PB
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: LLP Policy QD6, LLP Policy HO1, LLP Policy QD8, LLP Policy HO3, LLP Policy QD1, LLP Policy QD2, LLP Policy QD10, LLP Policy TR4, LP Policy D3, LP Policy H10, LP Policy H2, LP Policy T6.1, LP Policy D6
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.