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Where we are now...

Lambeth Planning Authority has published documents (all included below) which sets out why they were likely to refuse the Lifestory/Anthology planning scheme for the former Woodlands Nursing home site. These documents also indicate how they will challenge the developer's appeal at a public inquiry (provisionally scheduled to take place from 17 November 2020 and to last 7 days). 


For your convenience the five key documents are accessible below. If you are in rush we recommend you look at pages 2 to 5 of the case officer's report which gives the 13 indicative reasons for a refusal.

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Lambeth planning authority DOCUMENTS

The Case Officer's Report

Statement of Common Ground

The Case Officer's Report

The case officer's report

The report examines the planning application and provides more details as to why the case officer would have recommended a refusal of the planning application.  

A summary of these reasons are in pages 2-5

The Statement of Case

Statement of Common Ground

The Case Officer's Report

The statement of case

Sets out to the background to the planning application, why Lambeth Planning Authority were likely to refuse the planning application with  13 indicative reasons for refusal

Statement of Common Ground

Statement of Common Ground

Statement of Common Ground

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A suggestion of the areas where Lambeth Planning Authority believes it could agree with the developer on the scheme and the areas they may disagree.

Section 106 Obligations

Suggested Planning Conditions

Statement of Common Ground

Section 106 obligations

This document addresses the planning obligations sought by the Council in association with

the appeal scheme.

Suggested Planning Conditions

Suggested Planning Conditions

Suggested Planning Conditions

Suggested Planning conditions

This sets out Lambeth Planning Authority's suggested planning conditions should the Lifestory/Anthology's appeal be allowed.

How we got here and what's next

How we got here...

On 24 July 2019, Lambeth Planning received an application for the redevelopment of the Woodlands nursing home site which included:

  • Demolition of the former care home; 
  • The erection of 29 storeys building and peripheral lower development of 3/4 storeys, 
  • To provide 258 residential units, together with servicing, disabled parking, cycle parking, landscaping, new public realm, a new vehicular and pedestrian access, and associated works


March 2020

An appeal against non-determination by Lambeth Planning was submitted by the developer in March 2020. The appeal (ref. APP/N5660/W/20/3248960) is currently listed to be dealt with by way of Public Inquiry which has been scheduled to take place on the 17th November 2020.


June 2020

In circumstances where there is an appeal against non-determination, the local planning authority loses the power to determine the application. 

Lambeth Planning has published a report which sets out the local planning authority’s assessment of the planning application and its recommendations had it still been empowered to determine the application.  


The reports highlights that had the local planning authority been empowered to determine the application, planning permission would have been refused. Those grounds for refusal informs the local planning authority's position on the appeal. The report also says that in light of the report and its reasons for refusal, "conditions and planning obligations be negotiated during the course of the appeal in order to meet the requirements of the planning inspector."


The report and its recommendations provide the basis on which the local planning authority will support its case at the appeal. 


Indicative reasons for Refusal


These are the headline summaries of the reasons for refusal, from Lambeth Planning Authority's delegated case officer report (published 25 June 2020). A summary of these reasons are in pages 2-5 of the case officers report. There is also more detail within that report.

1.Inadequate Affordable Housing Tenure Mix

2.Affordability of Intermediate Shared Ownership

3.Inadequate Residential Unit Size Mix

4.Inappropriate Design and Unacceptable Impact on Townscape

5.Unjustified harmful impacts on the setting of heritage assets and insufficient public benefits

6. Adverse Impact on Existing Residential Amenities (Daylight Effects to Habitable Rooms and Sunlight Amenity Effects to Gardens)

7. Inadequate Residential Amenity For Future Occupiers Of Development

8. Poor Quality Communal and Playspace Amenity

9. Flood Risk Safety

10. Inadequate Residential Cycle Parking Design

11.Failure to Maximise Renewable Energy Opportunities

12.Planning Obligations

13. Inadequate Information


WHAT'S NEXT

Should this matter go to a public inquiry it has been scheduled to take place from 17 November 2020. We will keep you updated.

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Lambeth Planning authortiy statement of case

LPA Statement Of Case (pdf)Download

lambeth's case officer report

APPENDIX 1 - DELEGATED OFFICER REPORT (pdf)Download

LAmbeth Planning-statment of common ground

Statement of Common Ground FINAL (pdf)Download

Appendix 3.1 S106 Obligations

Appendix 3 1 S106 Obligations (pdf)Download

APPENDIX 3.2 suggested planning conditions

APPENDIX 3 2 Suggested Planning Conditions (pdf)Download

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