Agenda item

Report of the Chief Planning Officer and Development Director.

The Committee received a report of the Chief Planning Officer and Development Director in relation to Custom House 20 Lower Thames Street & River Wall, Stairs and Crane, Custom House Quay London EC3R 6EE – Listed Building Consent.

RESOLVED - That the Committee resolves to inform the Planning Inspectorate that were it empowered to determine the application for Listed Building Consent the Council would have REFUSED permission for the reason set out below:

1.    The proposed development would fail to preserve and would cause less than substantial harm to the exceptional special architectural and historic interest and setting of the Grade I listed London Custom House and the Grade II* listed River Wall, Stairs and Cranes at Custom House Quay which would not be outweighed by public benefits. The harm would result from external and internal extension, alteration and the loss of historic fabric, plan form and character. These proposals would be contrary to policies: London plan Policy HC 1; Local Plan Policies CS 12, DM 12.1, DM 12.3; Draft City Plan Policies S11 and HE1 and the NPPF.