Purpose

22/0993/F

Content

Resolved –
 
Planning permission is refused for the
demolition of the existing building and construction of a 5-storey
building comprising of a commercial use at ground floor (Use Class
E) and a range of flexible residential uses on first, second, third
and fourth floors, either Use Class C3 (Residential), Use Class C4
(small HMO), Use Class Sui generis (7 Person HMO) or Use Class Sui
Generis (8 Person HMO) and associated external works and
alterations (Re-consultation - revised description, Revised
Drawings and Documents), for the reasons set out in Appendix 2 of
the report (as below) and to be detailed in the notice of
determination.
 

Reasons for Refusal - Application Reference 22/0993/F:
 

1.       The
proposed development, due to the cumulative impact its height,
scale,  mass
and poor design, would appear as an incongruous and overbearing
development as seen from the surrounding streetscape to the
detriment of the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
As a result, the proposed development would be contrary to the
NPPF, Policy D3 of the London Plan (2021), Policies DH1 and H5 of
the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed
Policies (2014) and the Royal Greenwich Urban Design Guide SPD
(2023)

 

2.       The
proposed development due to the excessive size of Units 8 and 9
would result in a development which does not make efficient use of
the land and therefore optimise the housing potential of the site,
including the provision of affordable housing.  As such the proposed development would be contrary
to the NPPF, Policies GG4, H1, H2, H4 and H10 of the London Plan
(2021) and Policy H2 and H3 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core
Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014).

 

Informative(s) for Application Reference
22/0993/F:

 

1.  
Positive and Proactive Statement: The Council engages with all
applicants in a positive and proactive way through specific
pre-application enquiries and the detailed advice available on the
Council’s website. On this particular
application, preapplication advice was sought and advice was
given regarding the proposal being unacceptable. Discussion took
place in trying to find a solution, but no solution was
possible.
 
The Assistant
Director of Planning & Building Control is authorised to make
any minor changes to the detailed wording of the recommended
reasons for refusal, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report where
the Assistant Director of Planning & Building Control considers
it appropriate, before issuing the decision notice