®Planning appeal decision
Former Scout Hut, St Swithun's Road, London, SE13 6RW
the demolition of the existing former scout hall/hut and provision of 9 dwellings within a three storey block (second floor in roofspace) with associated private amenity spaces, landscaping works provision of cycle spaces and bin stores at former scout hall/hut St Swithun's Road SE13
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the setting of the grade II listed St Swithun's Church and the setting of the locally listed Vicarage
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including trees and landscaping
- whether or not the scheme would be acceptable in terms of energy efficiency in its construction design
- whether or not the scheme should make an affordable housing contribution and, if so, whether or not this can be secured as part of the development
What decided it
The undue harm to the setting of the grade II listed Church, which is a designated heritage asset requiring great weight in the planning balance, was not outweighed by the low to moderate benefits of providing 9 housing units.
Framework references: 11, 202, 215, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy HE1, Policy HE2, Policy HE3, Policy QD10, Policy QD1, Policy QD6, Policy QD8, Policy GR3, Policy GR5, Policy SD1, Policy SD2, Policy SD3, Policy HO3
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.