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Application
What is it?
Construction of a 700mm roof extension forming a new floor, retention of a commercial unit and conversion to provide 3x One Bedroom and 1x Two Bedroom residential dwellings with refuse and cycle storage. Resubmission
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 11 Jan 2024, determined by the planning committee — 41 weeks from submission (33 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
27 Mar 2023
Application received
11 May 2023
Application validated
5 Jul 2023
Statutory target date
11 Jan 2024
Committee decision: Refused
27 Mar 2023
Application received
11 May 2023
Application validated
5 Jul 2023
Statutory target date
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11 Jan 2024
Committee decision: Refused
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed units are undersized in terms of Gross Internal Area and
individual rooms resulting in poor quality of accommodation contrary to
Policy D6 (Housing quality and standards) of the London Plan 2021, Policy
P15 (Residential design) of the Southwark Plan 2022 and the 2015
Technical Update to the Residential Design Standards SPD 2011.
2
It has not been sufficiently demonstrated that the proposed development
would provide the maximum viable amount of social rented and
intermediate homes contrary to Policy P1 (Social rented and intermediate
housing) of the Southwark Plan 2022, H4 (Delivering affordable housing)
of The London Plan 2022 and Chapter 5 (Delivering a sufficient supply of
homes) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2023.
1
The proposed units are undersized in terms of Gross Internal Area and
individual rooms resulting in poor quality of accommodation contrary to
Policy D6 (Housing quality and standards) of the London Plan 2021, Policy
P15 (Residential design) of the Southwark Plan 2022 and the 2015
Technical Update to the Residential Design Standards SPD 2011.
2
It has not been sufficiently demonstrated that the proposed development
would provide the maximum viable amount of social rented and
intermediate homes contrary to Policy P1 (Social rented and intermediate
housing) of the Southwark Plan 2022, H4 (Delivering affordable housing)
of The London Plan 2022 and Chapter 5 (Delivering a sufficient supply of
homes) of the National Planning Policy Framework 2023.
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Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.