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Notice upheld25 November 20253368289

Unit 17-18 Bellingham Trading Estate, Franthorne Way, London, SE6 3BX

Planning appeal 3368289 at Unit 17-18 Bellingham Trading Estate, Franthorne Way, London, SE6 3BX (London Borough of Lewisham) was dismissed on 25 November 2025 by Inspector Hanson S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the use of Units 17 and 18 as a place of worship is acceptable within the Strategic Industrial Location (SIL).

The unauthorised material change of use from Use Class B8 (Storage or distribution) to Use class F1 (Place of Worship)

Authority
London Borough of Lewisham
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Hanson S
Postcode
SE6 3BX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the use of Units 17 and 18 as a place of worship is acceptable within the Strategic Industrial Location (SIL)
  • the impact of the use on the function of the SIL

What decided it

The loss of safeguarded employment floorspace within the Strategic Industrial Location and the harmful impact of the use on the Estate's operational function outweighed the benefits of the Church's community role.

the benefits of the Church's community, educational and charitable role were not sufficient to outweigh the substantial harm from loss of employment floorspace and the harm to the function of the SIL, so the proposal conflicted with the development plan as a whole

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy D1 (LP21)Policy D3 (LP21)Policy D5 (LP21)Policy E4 (LP21)Policy E5 (LP21)Policy GG1 (LP21)Policy GG2 (LP21)Policy GG5 (LP21)Policy QD1 (LLP)Policy QD2 (LLP)Policy QD6 (LLP)Policy CI1 (LLP)Policy CI2 (LLP)Policy EC1 (LLP)Policy EC2 (LLP)Policy EC5 (LLP)

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