®Planning appeal decision
365 New King's Road, London, SW6 4RJ
change of use from a ground floor retail unit (A1) to a residential (C3a) 2 bed flat. Demolition of part of the building to the rear to provide a private amenity space for the ground floor flat. Demolition of the shopfront and new bay window, low brick wall and railings to front elevation. Formation of a new roof terrace on the existing flat roof to provide a private amenity space for the first floor flat. New roof light to front elevation
- Authority
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Burnham T
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the loss of the retail unit would leave residents with adequate local convenience provision
What decided it
The loss of highly valued parcel drop-off, collection and newspaper delivery services at the site, which are not demonstrated to be available elsewhere locally, outweighs the modest housing benefit.
The benefits of providing some additional housing with good transport links were clearly outweighed by the loss of services at the site which are highly valued by the local community.
Framework references: 93
Plan policies cited: Policy TLC4 of the Fulham Local Plan (2018), Policy E9 of the London Plan (2021)
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.