DC/20/116399
187-189 RUSHEY GREEN, LONDON, SE6 4BP
The change of use of the upper floors at 187-189 Rushey Green SE6 from employment use to C3 residential to provide 7 self-contained flats comprising 3, one bedroom flats, 2, two bedroom and 2, three bedroom flat, together with the construction of a rear extension at second floor level and an additional floor, alterations to the front, side and rear elevations, formation of new entrance to the front and associated cycle and bin storage.
The marketing evidence submitted in support of the application is insufficient in scope and has failed to demonstrate that the retention of B use class floorspace is unviable, as the floorspace was not advertised at market value and has not been maintained to an appropriate standard to attract new occupiers, contrary to Policy 4 Conversions of office space into flats, Policy 5 Other employment locations of the Core Strategy (2011) and DM Policy 11 Other employment locations, sites in Town Centres, Local Hubs and other clusters of commercial and/or retail uses of the Development Management Local Plan (2014).
The applicant has failed to demonstrate that the proposed fenestration on the southern elevation at first and second and third floor level would not directly overlook and be directly overlooked by the existing fenestration on the northern elevation of 191 Rushey Green which is approximately 2 metres away resulting in an unnacceptably poor level of privacy and outlook contrary to Paragraph 127 of the NPPF (2019), Policy 7.2 of the London Plan (2016), The London Housing SPG (2017), Policy DM4 Conversion of offices into flats, and DM32 Housing Design, layout and space standards of the Development Management Local Plan (2014).
The proposed extension is excessive in scale and unneighbourly to the rear, eastern end of the site, and the proposed fourth storey windows on the front elevation would be misaligned to the fenestration below, causing harm to the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area contrary to Paragraphs 124 and 127 of the NPPF (2019), Policy 7.6 of the London Plan (2016), Policy 15 High quality design of the Lewisham Core Strategy and Policies DM30 Urban Design and Local Charachter and DM31 Alterations and extensions of the Development Management Local Plan (2014).
Insufficient information has been submitted regarding the car parking area which is included within the ownership line on the submitted site location plan to determine the acceptability of the proposal with regard to pedestrian access and safety, and residential parking arrangements, contrary to Paragraph 108 of the NPPF, Policy 6.1, and 7.2 of the London Plan (2016), Policy 14 Sustainable Movement and Transport of the Lewisham Core Strategy (2011) and Policy 29 Car Parking of the Development Management Local Plan (2014).