®Planning appeal decision
Greenwich Quay, Clarence Road, London, SE8 3EY
‘demolition of existing structures and construction of a building comprising student accommodation (Sui Generis), commercial floorspace (Use Class E), together with associated landscaping, public realm improvements, access works, cycle parking, refuse/recycling stores and associated works’
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Porter H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the local and wider townscape
- The effect of the proposed development on the significance of relevant designated heritage assets, through development within their settings, and, whether any harm to their significance would be outweighed by the public benefits of the proposal
What decided it
The harm to the significance of multiple designated heritage assets provided a strong reason for refusal under Framework paragraph 11(d)(i), outweighing the tilted balance and the scheme's public benefits.
The significant public benefits of the scheme (PBSA including affordable rooms, economic benefits, public realm and biodiversity improvements) were outweighed by the harm to townscape character and to the significance of designated heritage assets, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits.
Framework references: 8, 11, 13, 139, 212, 215
Plan policies cited: Policy DH1, Policy DH2, Policy DH3, Policy DH4, Policy DH(h), Policy DH(i), Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D9, Policy HC1, Policy HC2
Judgments cited: Bramshill Judgement; Regina (Save Stonehenge WHS Ltd) v SoS for Transport Judgment; Safe Rottingdean Ltd v Brighton and Hove CC
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.