®Planning appeal decision
1 Wood Vale, London, SE23 3DS
the demolition of an existing single storey dwellinghouse (use class C3), construction of a three-storey block of flats (with an additional lower ground floor) comprising four self-contained flats (use class C3), and associated works including landscaping, cycle parking and refuse storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Southwark
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- SE23 3DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- whether acceptable living conditions would be provided for future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of communal amenity space
- whether the proposal would make adequate provision for affordable housing, taking into account the financial viability of the scheme
What decided it
The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area and provide inadequate communal amenity space for future occupiers, which together constitute material planning harms that outweigh the limited benefits of housing delivery and biodiversity net gain.
Plan policies cited: Policy D3 London Plan 2021, Policy D4 London Plan 2021, Policy P13 Southwark Plan 2019-2036, Policy P14 Southwark Plan 2019-2036, Policy P15 Southwark Plan 2019-2036, Policy P1 Southwark Plan 2019-2036
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.