®Planning appeal decision
Land at 42 Hornton Street, London, W8 4NT
Planning appeal 3280739 at Land at 42 Hornton Street, London, W8 4NT (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 1 March 2022 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the material change of use of the building to a hotel has occurred as a matter of fact.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of 10 self-contained residential units (Use Class C3) to a hotel (Use Class C1) comprising 10 serviced rooms
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- W8 4NT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use of the building to a hotel has occurred as a matter of fact
What decided it
The Inspector determined that the alleged material change of use to a hotel had not been demonstrated as a matter of fact, given the building's appearance as a block of apartments, lack of communal hotel facilities, and unclear evidence regarding the extent and nature of the short-term letting.
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