the scheme, instructed Counsel and provided expert witness evidence at a public inquiry, successfully arguing that the Masterplan was a material consideration of considerable weight. Lambeth conceded that the scheme had substantial other benefits to outweigh the loss of employment land. Blairderry Road is a pre- dominantly residential development rising to six storeys on a semi-derelict site to the west of Streatham Hill, which will provide 66 residential dwellings and 379m 2 of commercial floor- space. The development forms a key part of the regeneration masterplan for Streatham District Centre. The local authority had persistently resisted the loss of employment land on the site over many years, but recently it has been iden- tified in the Streatham Masterplan as an important Opportunity

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