Decision details
PA/10/01458 – Redundant Railway viaduct, North of Pooley House, Westfield Way
Decision Maker: Strategic Development Committee
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Decision:
On a unanimous vote the Committee RESOLVED
That the application for planning permission at the redundant railway viaduct north of Pooley House, Westfield Way, London (PA/10/01458) for the erection of two separate four storey podium blocks of Student Apartments be REFUSED, subject to any direction by the Mayor of London, for the following reasons:
1. The scheme would result in an overconcentration of student housing within the area and fail to provide an appropriate mixed and balance of housing, including a failure to provide family housing. As such the scheme is contrary to policies 3.9 and 7.1 of the adopted London Plan 2011 and policies SP02 and SP12 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2010, which seek to ensure places have a range and mix of dwelling types and tenures to promote balanced and socially mixed communities.
2. The scheme would have a detrimental impact on the amenity of the residents of the surrounding area due to the increased potential of late night disturbance from the occupation of the student housing. As such the scheme is contrary to policies SP02 and SP10 of the Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2010, saved policies DEV2 of the adopted Unitary Development Plan 1998 and policies DEV1 of the Council’s Interim Planning Guidance 2007, which seek to protect the amenity of occupants and the surrounding area.
3. The proposal would represent an over-development of this restricted site, resulting in a built form of excessive scale, bulk and inappropriate design, leading to an overbearing form of development and an unacceptable loss of daylight, outlook and increased enclosure with inadequate opportunities for meaningful landscaping, contrary to policies 3.4, 7.1, 7.4 and 7.5 of the adopted London Plan 2011, policy SP10 of the Council’s Core Strategy Development Plan Document 2010 and saved polices DEV1, DEV 2 and DEV 12 of the adopted Unitary Development Plan 1998, which seek to ensure that development is appropriate to its context and maintains the amenity of neighbouring residents and the surrounding environment.
Publication date: 16/09/2011
Date of decision: 15/09/2011
Decided at meeting: 15/09/2011 - Strategic Development Committee
Accompanying Documents:
- Part6 Deferred Items Sept 2011 PDF 53 KB
- PA-10-01458 - Defered Report (version 3) Final PDF 90 KB
- Item 9.1_Pooley House PA-10-01458 - Report - Final (No Map), 04/08/2011 Strategic Development Committee PDF 619 KB
- Item 9.1a_Pooley House PlanDocument2, 04/08/2011 Strategic Development Committee PDF 2 MB
- Update Report SDC 4th Aug FINAL (2) (2) PDF 130 KB