Letter to the editor: Regarding the letter Blackheath Society View Is Stunning (News Shopper, April 3).
The society most definitely did not support the proposal to demolish a detached house in Langton Way to allow for two replacement dwellings.
It clearly told the planning committee its preference would have been to see the existing building retained and refurbished to modern-day standards, considering this to be a more sustainable approach to development.
However, the society always considers very carefully whether any objection is worthwhile.
In this case, mindful precedents have already been set for similar proposals at three other sites in Langton Way in recent years, it would be neither rational nor realistic to object.
Should the application be refused by the planning committee following its members’ site inspection later in the month, the way would be open for the applicant to appeal the decision and, given the precedents already set, the Planning Inspectorate would have strong grounds for allowing any such appeal.
The Blackheath Society
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