48 Mornington Terrace, London, NW1 7RT

Planning appeal 3263561 at 48 Mornington Terrace, London, NW1 7RT (London Borough of Camden) was dismissed on 21 December 2021 by Inspector Steen A, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the office was occupied separately from the dwelling on the relevant date (ground (b)).

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
Postcode: NW1 7RT

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

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy H3Policy T2Policy DM1Policy E1Policy E2
Judgments: Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest DC [1972] 1 WLR 1207

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