18 social-rent homes at Weymouth Court, Weymouth Terrace, London E2

What was proposed

The application proposed demolishing 14 garages and a store room and building a five-storey block containing 18 homes with associated facilities.

“PROPOSAL: Demolition of 14 existing lock-up garages and a store room; and construction of a new 5-storey 18 unit (14 x 1-bed & 4 x 2-bed) residential block (C3 use class) with associated amenity space, cycle parking, refuse stores, hard and soft landscaping,new external stairs and entrance to a…”

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The site and its surroundings

The site contains garages, a store, bins and hardstanding, and is surrounded by residential buildings, a school and other local open spaces.

“The roughly L-shaped application site is just under 0.08ha. It contains an L-shaped row of 14 lock-up garages, a store, an open area used for storing bins and hardstanding. The main access is from the south via a gate on Thurtle Road. It is within the St Mary’s Estate and the Haggerston ward.”

“Haggerston School, Haggerston Park and Hackney City Farm, the Regent’s Canal and St Marys Garden Project (which is approximately 120m to the west) are all designated Local Open Spaces. Haggerston Park and Hackney City Farm is also a Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC).”

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Relevant planning history

Earlier applications nearby included a proposed 28-home block, an approved garage-block replacement scheme and a waste-bin enclosure certificate.

“2025/1331: Demolition of existing garage block and its attached link bridge, and replacement of access door in the west elevation of 63 - 162 Fellows Court with glazing. Granted 06.10.2025”

“2020/0861: Erection of single storey waste bin enclosure. Lawful development Certificate granted 05.05.2020”

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Consultation responses

One objection challenged the daylight and sunlight assessment, while transport, waste, environmental and other consultees mostly raised no objection subject to conditions.

“The submitted Daylight, Sunlight & Overshadowing Assessment (DSO) report contains no discussion on relevant local and national policy. ● The DSO contains no detail on the 3D assessment model use, the drawings utilised, whether neighbouring floor plans were used for modelling or whether the surrounding context used are reflective of the actual context.”

“No objection subject to conditions requiring construction to include installation of Noise, Vibration and Dust (NVD) monitoring systems and a site notice board to be erected during construction with contact details for the Site and Regional Office, a post installation test; sound insulation details; plant/machinery details; and submission of a post-installation noise assessment; as well as an out of hours work/ S61 application informative.”

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Who spoke

No one registered to object, while council officers and members of the design and planning teams spoke in support.

Members’ discussion

Members supported deck access, and speakers explained the site constraints, consultation undertaken and balcony changes intended to address privacy concerns.

“During the course of a discussion a number of points were raised including the following; • Some of the Sub-Committee members expressed their support for deck access, as they felt that it was very sociable and helped to build communities • The Council’s Assistant director for Housing Regeneration explained the site was very constrained, and while the design was adaptable, allocation policy, not the design, dictated who would occupy the site.”

“The Applicant explained that they had held four formal public consultations which were held. They had seen a lot of the residents, as well as holding one to one visits to a couple of residents that were closest to the new block; • The design of the balconies, which moved from the courtyard to the street elevation, were a response to residents' concerns about overlooking and loss of privacy.”

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The committee’s decision

The committee granted planning permission subject to conditions and completion of a unilateral undertaking.

“To grant planning permission subject to conditions and completion of a Legal Agreement (Unilateral Undertaking).”

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