®Planning appeal decision
702 Woolwich Road, London, SE7 8LQ
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dring G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the availability of employment space within the area
- whether the development provides adequate living conditions for occupiers with particular regard to outdoor amenity space, outlook, privacy, daylight and sunlight
What decided it
The cumulative harm from loss of employment space and inadequate living conditions, particularly insufficient outdoor amenity space and compromised outlook and privacy, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits even under the tilted balance.
The limited social and economic benefits of two flats in an urban location with good services were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harms to employment space availability and living conditions, despite the Council's inability to demonstrate five-year housing land supply.
Framework references: 11, 85, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy EA(a), Policy EA1, Policy D6, Policy H5, Policy DH1
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.