21 Donaldson Road, Plumstead, SE18 3JZ - Ref: 25/0356/F
July 7, 2025 Local Planning Committee (Committee) Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
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...full planning permission was granted for the change of use of 21 Donaldson Road from a single-family dwelling to a 5-bed, 5-person HMO, along with a loft conversion, rear dormer, single-story rear extension, and associated alterations, subject to amended and additional conditions regarding cycle storage, refuse storage, an operational management plan, and a revised lower height for the rear extension, all to be consulted with adjoining neighbours.
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Resolved that Full Planning
Permission be GRANTED for the change of use from existing
single-family dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 5-bed, 5-person HMO
(Use Class C4), in addition to a loft conversion and construction
of a rear dormer, single storey rear extension and all other
associated alterations.
Subject to the conditions set out
at Appendix 2 of the report, to be detailed in the notice of
determination with Amendment to:
·
Condition 4 –
a. Prior to the
occupation of the development hereby approved, notwithstanding that
shown on drawing no. P000 Rev. A, details of secure and dry cycle
storage facilities shall be submitted to and approved in writing by
the Local Planning Authority. Details should include location, plan
and elevation drawings of the storage, as well as the materiality
of the proposed cycle.
b. The storage and
cycling facilities shall in all respects be constructed in
accordance with the approved details prior to the occupation of the
development and maintained thereafter.
Reason
4: To promote sustainable travel and to ensure compliance with
Policy T6 of the London Plan (2021) and IM4, IM(b) and IM(c) of the
Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies
(Adopted July 2014).
·
Condition 7 –
a. Prior to the
occupation of the development hereby approved, notwithstanding
details shown on drawing no. P000 Rev. A, full details of secure
refuse storage units, so as to store five (5) 240L waste bins
(2x240L recycling, 2x240L refuse and 1x240L green waste bins) shall
be submitted to, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning
Authority. Details should include a revised location, plan, and
elevation drawings of the storage, as well as the proposed
materiality of the bin storage units.
b. The storage and
recycling facilities shall in all respects be constructed prior to
the occupation of the development hereby approved and in accordance
with the approval details and maintained for the lifetime of the
development.
Reason
7: To ensure that adequate refuse/recycling facilities are proposed
and to ensure that the appearance of any storage facilities would
be acceptable in design terms and protect neighbouring residential
amenity. This is to ensure compliance with Policies D3, SI7 and SI8
of the London Plan (2021), Policies H5, DH1, DH(b) and E(a) of the
Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies
(July 2014) and the New Developments: Guidance Notes for the
storage and collection of waste and recycling materials for the
Royal Borough of Greenwich (May 2018).
Addition of the following conditions:
·
Condition 8 –
Prior
to the occupation of the development hereby approved, an
Operational Management Plan shall be provided to, and approved in
writing by, the Local Authority. Details shall include, but are not
limited to:
• Details as
to how the property will be managed in order to minimise the impact
on the residential amenity of adjoining owner/occupiers.
• Details of
building checks
• Details of
a 24 hour emergency telephone number to be utilised by residents
should any concerns from noise nuisance arise. The development
shall then be carried out in accordance with the details hereby
approved and continued as such for the lifetime of the proposed
development.
Reason
8: To ensure that the proposal would have an acceptable impact on
the residential amenity of adjoining owner/occupiers. This is to
ensure compliance with Policy D14 of the London Plan (2021) and
Policies DH(b) and E(a) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core
Strategy with Detailed Policies (July 2014).
·
Condition 9 (Revised lower overall height to single
storey rear extension) –
a. Prior to commencement
of the development, notwithstanding the details shown in drawing
no. P002, P003 and P004, revised elevations and sections showing a
reduced overall height of the single storey rear extension shall be
submitted, and approved in writing by, the Local Planning
Authority.
b. The single storey
extension rear extension shall in all respects be constructed in
accordance with the approval of details in part (a).
Reason
9: To ensure that the proposal would have an acceptable impact on
the residential amenity of adjoining owner/occupiers. To ensure the
proposed development is considered to be acceptable in design terms
and would be in accordance with the NPPF (2024), Policy D3 of the
London Plan (2021), Policies DH1 and DH (a) of the Royal Greenwich
Local Plan: Core Strategy with Details Policies (2014) and the RBG
Urban Design Guide (2023).
Members required all of the above
amended conditions (4 and 7) and the additional conditions (8 and
9) to be consulted with the adjoining neighbours, when the details
are submitted. An informative on any decision notice will make this
clear to the applicant that this will be done, when they are
submitted.
That the Assistant Director
(Planning & Building Control) be authorised to make any minor
changes to the detailed wording of the recommended conditions as
set out in Appendix 2 of the main report with amendments and
submissions as set out above, its addendums and the minutes of this
Area Committee Meeting, where the Assistant Director (Planning
& Building Control) considers it appropriate, before issuing
the decision notice.?
Related Meeting
Local Planning Committee - Monday, 7th July, 2025 6.30 pm on July 7, 2025
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| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 7 Jul 2025 |