®Planning appeal decision
5, Newport Place, London, WC2H 7JN
Planning appeal 3263569 at 5, Newport Place, London, WC2H 7JN (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 22 September 2021 by Inspector Perkins L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chinatown Conservation Area in which the site is situated.
Without the requisite planning permission and within the last 4 years the unauthorised alterations to the shop frontage including the installation of a solid roller shutter, removal of shopfront and the insertion of a service hatch and the installation of four light fittings
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Perkins L
- Postcode
- WC2H 7JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Chinatown Conservation Area in which the site is situated
What decided it
The unauthorised alterations cause less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Chinatown Conservation Area, and the appellant has provided no clear and convincing justification of sufficient public benefit to outweigh this harm.
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the conservation area outweighed the appellant's justification based on temporary Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, which have since been lifted.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- City Plan 2019-2040 Policy 7City Plan 2019-2040 Policy 38City Plan 2019-2040 Policy 39City Plan 2019-2040 Policy 40London Plan 2021 Policy D3London Plan 2021 Policy HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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