Planning appeal decision
1st Floor, 79 Dean Street, London, W1D 3SJ
Planning appeal 3290883 at 1st Floor, 79 Dean Street, London, W1D 3SJ (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 4 October 2022 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development accords with the Council's development plan strategy for the loss of housing.
Use of the 1st Floor for massage parlour/Chinese traditional medicine treatments (sui generis)
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- W1D 3SJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development accords with the Council's development plan strategy for the loss of housing
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to noise
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan as a whole, specifically the loss of a residential unit contrary to Policy 8C and the harm to neighbouring living conditions through noise contrary to Policies 7 and 33.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8CPolicy 7Policy 33
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 194
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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