®Planning appeal decision
Flats 1-9, Creative House, 124 Prince Of Wales Drive, London, SW8 4BJ
Planning appeal 3297411 at Flats 1-9, Creative House, 124 Prince Of Wales Drive, London, SW8 4BJ (London Borough of Wandsworth) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 25 July 2023 by Inspector Harwood A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the availability and choice of housing within Wandsworth.
Material change of use of multiple residential units from residential use (Use Class C3) to short-term lets (Use Class C1)
- Authority
- London Borough of Wandsworth
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Harwood A
- Postcode
- SW8 4BJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the availability and choice of housing within Wandsworth
- The effect of the development on the local visitor economy and infrastructure
What decided it
The loss of residential units caused by the unauthorised change of use is substantially harmful to development plan policies protecting housing supply and the Framework's objective to boost housing supply, and this harm is not outweighed by the short-term and limited economic benefits to the visitor economy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy H8Wandsworth Development Management Policies Document Policy DMH1Core Strategy Policy IS5Wandsworth Development Management Policies Document Policy DTMS13London Plan Policy E10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 219
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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