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Dismissed14 May 20266002127

1 Battersea Bridge Road, London, SW11 3BZ

Planning appeal 6002127 at 1 Battersea Bridge Road, London, SW11 3BZ (London Borough of Wandsworth) was dismissed on 14 May 2026 by Inspector Gilbert J, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

comprehensive redevelopment of the site to include demolition of existing building and erection of a part 10 storey, part 28 storey building (plus ground floor and basement levels) comprising residential use (Class C3), office use (Class E), community use (Class F2), and a restaurant (Class E), with associated car parking, cycle parking, public realm, landscaping and other associated works

Authority
London Borough of Wandsworth
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Gilbert J
Postcode
SW11 3BZ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the significance of heritage assets
  • whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for infrastructure
  • the overall planning balance, having regard to the development plan and any proposed benefits

What decided it

The very substantial harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the proposal's excessive height and scale outweighed the substantial housing and other benefits.

The substantial benefits of market and affordable housing delivery, together with other significant and moderate benefits, were outweighed by the very substantial harm to character and appearance and the (albeit outweighed in the separate heritage balance) less than substantial heritage harm, so the overall planning balance tipped against the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan Policy D9London Plan Policy D9 Part ALondon Plan Policy D9 Part BLondon Plan Policy D9 Part CLondon Plan Policy D9 Part DLondon Plan Policy HC1London Plan Policy H1London Plan Policy H4London Plan Policy H5London Plan Policy H6London Plan Policy D7London Plan Policy E1London Plan Policy E3London Plan Policy SI 2London Plan Policy G5London Plan Policy S4London Plan Policy T2London Plan Policy T4London Plan Policy T9WLP Policy LP3WLP Policy LP4WLP Policy LP10WLP Policy LP17WLP Policy LP18WLP Policy LP19WLP Policy LP33WLP Policy LP35WLP Policy LP38WLP Policy LP49WLP Policy LP50WLP Policy LP52WLP Policy LP59WLP Policy LP62WLP Policy PM9WLP Policy SDS1WLPPR Policy LP23
National Planning Policy Framework
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Judgments
London Borough of Hillingdon, R (on the application of) v Mayor of London [2021] EWHC 3387 (Admin); Newcastle upon Tyne City Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities [2022] EWHC 2752 (Admin); R (on the application of Khodari) v Kensington and Chelsea Royal London Borough Council (2017) EWCA Civ 333; Rainbird v The Council of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets [2018] EWHC 657 (Admin)

How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.

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