PLANNING TIMELINE
Mendoza and the property owners Allied Property Limited have made repeated planning applications to turn the White Swan into high density housing. Here's a handy guide to the applications, their outcomes and any areas worthy of highlighting which have arisen from the claims made in their submissions to the Royal Borough of Greenwich Planning Board.
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06 October 2015
15/2968/F Construction of 3 bed house in the beer garden. It was refused on six grounds - decision notice.
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17 May 2016
116/1530/F Construction of 3 bed house is the beer garden. It was refused on four grounds - decision note.
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19 July 2016
16/2429/NM Reduce letting rooms at first floor from 8 rooms to 7 rooms as non-material amendment of planning permission dated 16/03/2012 Ref: 12/0117/F. Refused
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Conflicting information contained in application - prior residential use on first floor.
In 2012 Royal Borough of Greenwich approved planning permission on 12/0117/E which proposed to convert the upstairs function rooms into eight letting rooms. The original proposal "Change of use of first floor from Manager's accommodation to (C1) providing 8 bedrooms."
At the time Mendoza submitted planning application 16/2429/NM the whole premises including the upstairs function rooms was in their possession of the owners and with the full building tenanted. The managers accommodation is on the ground floor.
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22 July 2019
19/2600/F Construction of three bedroom house in the beer garden - permission granted with 19 conditions - decision
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Condition 19 of the permission to build a three bedroom house in beer garden reads;
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"Reason 19 To preserve the amenity of future occupiers of the development and to maintain the viability of the White Swan, and to comply with Policy 7.15 of the London Plan (2016) and Policy E(a) of the Royal Greenwich Local Plan: Core Strategy with Detailed Policies (2014)."
Conflicting information - financial viability with later applications
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In the financial viability report submitted to the RBG planning committee was key evidence with this planning application, Kenneth Hogg BSc (Hons) MRICS, Feb 2020 conclusion states:
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The White Swan appeared to be trading satisfactorily at the date of my inspection. While the customer offering included food and premium beverages including a wide variety of craft beers, the venue continued to operate as a public house and seemed to be a popular destination for social drinking."
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The report makes a clear case for the White Swans viability throughout
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"The pub occupies a central position within the Village with surprisingly few other public houses within the immediate area. Moreover, the pubs which we have identified nearby are generally directed towards a different customer base than the White Swan. There is nothing within this area that currently provides for such a diverse mixture of customers."
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In addition
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2017 Rating List of the Valuation Office Agency on the date of valuation is assessed for business rates purposes as a public house with a rateable value of £34,900
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