®Planning appeal decision
Retail 24, 40 Gray's Inn Road, LONDON, WC1X 8LR
Without planning permission: The installation of 3x air conditioning units in the rear courtyard and the installation of a new shopfront
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Robbie G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the replacement shopfront on the character and appearance of the appeal building and the surrounding area
- The effect of the air conditioning units on the living conditions of occupants of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance arising through their operation
- Whether or not the air conditioning units would contribute to climate change
What decided it
The retention of the distinctive console brackets and pilasters on the replacement shopfront, combined with the discrete siting of the air conditioning units in a sunken lightwell and the availability of acoustic mitigation conditions, meant the development caused no harm to character, appearance, living conditions or heritage assets.
Framework references: 206
Plan policies cited: Policy D1, Policy D2, Policy A1, Policy A4, Policy CC2
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