®Planning appeal decision
The Observatory Building, Green Hill, off repository road, Woolwich, SE18 4BN
Change of use from a vacant secure residential institution (Use Class C2A) to a registered children's nursery (Use Class E(f)), including internal alterations and all other associated works
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Greenwich
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Parker C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not there is a local need for a nursery facility in this location
- The effects of the proposal in respect of living conditions, with specific consideration of noise
- The effect of the proposal in respect of transport and/or traffic
- Whether or not the proposed development would preserve the Grade II listed building and/or its setting, and whether it would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Woolwich Common Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the Metropolitan Open Land (MOL)
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan on living conditions (noise), transport and traffic matters, and Metropolitan Open Land, with no material considerations indicating a decision otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
Framework references: 116, 117
Plan policies cited: Policy CH1, Policy S3, Policy DH(b), Policy E(a), Policy D13, Policy D14, Policy IM4, Policy IM(b), Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy T4, Policy T5, Policy T6, Policy T7, Policy D3, Policy HC1, Policy DH1, Policy DH3, Policy DH(h), Policy DH(i), Policy OS2, Policy OS(a)
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.