Vittoria Wharf, Stour Road/Beachy Road, London, E3 2NT

1. 1.- The proposed development would fail to re-provide the existing employment floorspace, resulting in the complete loss of 792 square metres of employment floorspace. In addition, no details have been provided on the re-location strategies for accommodating existing businesses on site. As such, the proposal fails to meet Local Plan policy B.1 which seeks to protect and develop employment uses.
2. 2.- The proposed development would result in the loss of a commercial unit that operates as a nightclub. This is contrary to London Plan policy HC6 which seeks to protect and support evening and night-time cultural venues, including nightclubs.
3. 3.- Due to the inadequacy of the submitted financial viability assessment that seeks to justify the provision of only 4% of affordable housing, the proposed development fails to demonstrate how it maximises affordable housing delivery in line with London Plan policies H5 and H6, and Local Plan policies SP.1 and H.2.
4. 4.- The scale, height and massing of the proposed development would result in a negative impact to the local context and townscape while the ground floor arrangement would result in poor quality public realm. Additionally, there would be an adverse impact to the setting of the Fish Island and White Post Lane Conservation Area and the locally listed Gatehouse building. As a result, the proposed development would fail to meet the requirements of London Plan policies D3, D9 and HC1, and Local Plan policies SP.3, BN.1, BN.2, BN.4, BN.5 and BN.17, which altogether require developments to be of high-quality design and minimise the impact on heritage assets.
5. 5.- The proposed arrangement would not achieve the highest standards of fire safety, posing a risk to future occupants of the proposed buildings. This is contrary to London Plan policy D12 and Local Plan policy SI.12 which set out requirements for fire safety and the use of

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

E3 2NT

Application type

Full Planning Permission

Scale / size

Large

Number of dwellings

72

Date validated

1 December 2024

Consultation expiry

15 September 2023

Consultation end

15 September 2023

Neighbour consultation end

15 September 2023

Target decision date

2 March 2025

Agent

Centro Planning Consultancy

Agent address

2nd Floor, Abbey House, 74-76 St John Street, London, EC1M 4DT

Statutory period

91 days

Advertisement expiry

15 September 2023

Site notice end

15 September 2023

Documents

118