®Planning appeal decision
6 Inverness Terrace, London, W2 3HU
Planning appeal 3278998 at 6 Inverness Terrace, London, W2 3HU (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 6 June 2022 by Inspector Holden S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the location is suitable for the provision of serviced accommodation having regard to development plan policies for the delivery of visitor accommodation and housing within the city (Appeal A).
use of the building as serviced accommodation (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Holden S
- Postcode
- W2 3HU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the location is suitable for the provision of serviced accommodation having regard to development plan policies for the delivery of visitor accommodation and housing within the city (Appeal A)
- Whether the internal works would preserve the Grade II listed building or any features of special architectural and historic interest that it possesses (Appeal B)
What decided it
The Inspector was not satisfied that the proposed works could be relied upon to preserve the listed building's special architectural and historic interest, and found the resulting less than substantial harm was not outweighed by the limited public benefits of a use that also conflicted with the development plan's spatial strategy.
the limited public benefits of bringing the vacant, deteriorating building back into use as serviced accommodation did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 15Policy 8Policy 39
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 199Paragraph 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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