5 Hollybush Place, London, E2 9QX

the demolition of builder's merchants (Sui Generis) and redevelopment of the land to provide residential units (Use Class C3) over two blocks and the provision of commercial floorspace (Use Class E) at lower ground and ground level, with raised podium and associated landscaping, access and cycle parking without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref PA/21/02500, dated 15 September 2023

Authority: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Wyborn D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether or not the scheme needs to demonstrate deliverability, and if so, whether or not it would be acceptable in this respect

What decided it

The agreed Unilateral Undertaking with review mechanisms to assess future affordable housing contributions, combined with the conclusion that deliverability concerns do not form a material planning issue conflicting with the development plan, justified allowing the appeal.

Plan policies cited: Policy H5 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D.SG5 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2031

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