®Planning appeal decision
REAR OF 23-25 GREENWICH CHURCH STREET, LONDON, SE10 9BJ
change of use of existing office building to 8 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and construction of a first floor front extension and associated works
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glasin J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the office space supply in Greenwich
What decided it
The appellant failed to demonstrate that the site had been marketed in a way accessible to all those searching the local property market and at a fair price, thus failing to meet Policy EA(a)ii requirements for loss of employment land.
The limited benefits of granting permission as a HMO were demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of losing office accommodation, notwithstanding the Council's failure to meet the Housing Delivery Test
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy EI, Royal Greenwich Local Plan Policy EA(a), London Plan (2021) Policies E1, Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014) Policy EA(a)
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