The application is unbelievable. Full of outright lies in the design statement, and unrealistic proposals. I wouldn't be surprised if the developers or the architects haven't even visited the site.

And in the unlikely event that it gets built, who do they think is going to buy 1 & 2 bed flats, with little or no outside space? Obviously no research has been done into the demographics of the area either. Developers are based in upminster - they prob just saw ELL and thought there might be money to be made.

Finally, they got the property under false pretences. Told the previous owner, who had lived there over 50 years, that they were going to refurbish, not demolish. So, it might not be illegal, but nasty nonetheless.