®Planning appeal decision
Matilda Apartments, 4 Earnshaw Street, London, WC2H 8AJ
Planning appeal 3272448 at Matilda Apartments, 4 Earnshaw Street, London, WC2H 8AJ (London Borough of Camden) was allowed on 22 November 2021 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Denmark Street Conservation Area, including its setting and the settings of listed buildings at Centre Point, Centre Point House and White Lion House.
installation of 10 no. antennas, 2 no. transmission dishes, equipment cabinets and ancillary development thereto
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- telecoms · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- WC2H 8AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to the effect of the proposal on the significance of the Denmark Street Conservation Area, including its setting and the settings of listed buildings at Centre Point, Centre Point House and White Lion House
What decided it
The significant public benefits of improved mobile telecommunications service provision and 5G connectivity, demonstrated through a robust site selection process, outweighed the minor harm to the character and appearance of the host building.
The limited harm to character and appearance of the host building was outweighed by the significant public benefits of improved mobile telecommunications service provision and 5G connectivity in accordance with the Framework and London Plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy D2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 201Paragraph 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in London Borough of Camden
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Dismissed13 October 20266013300166 Grafton Road, London, NW5 4BA
- Allowed12 October 20266007435Footpath Adjacent, 2 Castlehaven Road, London, NW1 8QU
- Allowed12 October 20266007433Footpath Adjacent, 2 Castlehaven Road, London, NW1 8QU
- Allowed12 October 20266007308Camden Road, Outside No.'s 84 - 92, London, NW1 9DY
- Allowed12 October 20266007299Camden Road, Outside No.'s 84 - 92, London, NW1 9DY
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.