26/0097/F
LAKEDALE POWER TOOLS, 217 -223 PLUMSTEAD HIGH STREET, PLUMSTEAD, LONDON, SE18 1HE
Change of use at basement, ground floor and first floor levels and of building at rear from commercial (Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3) to faciliate the creation of 7 new flats and partial retention of Use Class E at ground floor, in addition to the creation of a lightwell and staircase access to basement level, shopfront alterations, provision of balconies and amenity spaces at rear, boundary treatment, provision of waste and cycle storage and all other associated alterations (Revised description)
The proposed development, by reason of the loss of the prominent corner element and active retail frontage along Kashgar Road, would fail to maximise the commercial potential of the retained retail unit within an established neighbourhood parade. The proposal would therefore undermine the vitality and viability of the retained shopping unit within an established neighbourhood parade. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy SD6 and E9 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies CH1 and TC7 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014).
By reason of the insufficient outlook and privacy provided for the unit within the converted rear outbuilding, the unacceptable light provided for both lower ground floor units and the insufficient privacy provided for the outdoor amenity space serving the lower ground floor unit to the rear of no. 221 and 223 Plumstead High Street, the proposed development would fail to provide a suitable quality of accommodation for all future occupiers. Consequently, the proposed development would not be compliant with Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policies H5 and DH1 of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014) and the Technical Housing Standards – Nationally Described Space Standard (2015), the London Housing SPG (2016).
Insufficient information has been provided to demonstrate that the proposed development would not have an unacceptable impact on car parking stress within the surrounding street network contrary to Policies T6 and T6.1 of the London Plan (2021) and Policies IM4 and IM(c) of the Core Strategy (2021).