®Planning appeal decision
48 Mornington Terrace, LONDON, NW1 7RT
Without planning permission: The material change of use of the basement of the property from part of a residential dwelling (Use class C3) to an office (Class E)
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- employment-industrial · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Steen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the office was occupied separately from the dwelling on the relevant date (ground (b))
- The effect of the proposal on the supply of housing
- The effect of the proposed development on highway safety with regard to the adequacy of parking provision
What decided it
The loss of residential floorspace caused by the office use conflicted with Policy H3 and the development plan as a whole, and this conflict was not outweighed by the limited-weight benefits identified.
the limited-weight benefits of the office use (economic benefits, the car-free UU, and a possible hours-of-use condition) did not outweigh the conflict with Policy H3 and the development plan as a whole arising from the loss of residential floorspace
Plan policies cited: Policy H3, Policy T2, Policy DM1, Policy E1, Policy E2
Judgments cited: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.