®Planning appeal decision
64 Lincoln's Inn Fields, LONDON, WC2A 3JX
Full planning permission and listed building consent to raise the existing rear extension, to lower the third-floor ceiling level and for the erection of a single storey double pitch mansard roof extension along with alterations to the front façade to facilitate the creation of a two bedroom apartment and associated plant
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- other · Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Edginton A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposals would preserve the Grade II listed 64 Lincoln's Inn Fields, or any features of special architectural and historic interest, including setting, and whether the proposals would preserve the settings of the Grade I listed Lindsey House, the Grade II* Listed Powis House, 57–58 and 65 Lincolns Inn, and the Parks and Gardens Grade II listed Lincoln's Inn Fields; and, whether the works would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area
- The effect of the development on parking stress and highway safety
- Whether the development would accord with local policies regarding affordable housing
What decided it
The substantial harm to the significance of 64 Lincoln's Inn Fields through loss of historic fabric and the creation of a contrived and incongruous mansard roof extension could not be justified by the modest addition of one residential unit.
The modest provision of one additional residential unit and a small affordable housing contribution did not outweigh the substantial harm to the Grade II listed building and less than substantial harm to the settings of other listed buildings and the conservation area.
Framework references: 201, 202, 16
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy T2, Policy H4, Policy DM1
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.