®Planning appeal decision
6 Inverness Terrace, London, W2 3HU
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
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
Framework references: 199, 202
Plan policies cited: Policy 15, Policy 8, Policy 39
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.