®Planning appeal decision
125 Packington Street, LONDON, N1 7EA
Change of Use of Vacant Public House (Sui Generis) to 2 x 2 bedroom apartments (Use Class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether sufficient evidence has been provided to justify the permanent loss of the Public House
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Duncan Terrace/Colebrooke Row Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal would result in an acceptable standard of accommodation with particular reference to the use of space, layout, external amenity provision, outlook and light
What decided it
The failure to provide sufficient marketing evidence to justify the permanent loss of the public house, combined with less than substantial but unbalanced harm to the conservation area, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh it.
Framework references: 202, 125, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy HC7, Policy DM4.10, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy CS8, Policy CS9, Policy DM2.1, Policy DM2.3, Policy DM3.4, Policy DM3.5, Policy D6, Policy CS12
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.