20 West Street And Rear Of 14 - 28 West Street, Erith, DA8 1AF

demolition of existing buildings and 20 West Street to provide access and erection of 1 x 2 storey and 1 x 3 storey residential buildings comprising of 6 x 1 bed and 1 x 2 bed self-contained flats with associated parking spaces without complying with conditions attached to planning permission Ref 17/00166/FUL, dated 16 June 2017

Authority: London Borough of Bexley
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: DA8 1AF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether, as a matter of law, the proposal can be considered under section 73 of the Act

What decided it

The retention of 20 West Street in the revised proposal is incompatible with the original description of development which explicitly required its demolition as a fundamental part of the scheme, placing the application beyond the scope of section 73.

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