®Planning appeal decision
Ground Floor, 120 Talbot Road, London, W11 1JR
Planning appeal 3317137 at Ground Floor, 120 Talbot Road, London, W11 1JR (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was allowed on 31 January 2024 by Inspector Sylvester G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not the loss of the existing social and community use would be acceptable, with particular regard to local planning policies.
the change of use of the ground floor from laundrette (Sui Generis) to commercial unit (Use Class E)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sylvester G
- Postcode
- W11 1JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the loss of the existing social and community use would be acceptable, with particular regard to local planning policies
What decided it
The sustained marketing campaign demonstrating no market demand for the premises as a laundrette or for social and community uses, combined with the benefits of the proposed Use Class E development to the vitality of the neighbourhood centre, outweighed the loss of the existing social and community use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CK1Policy CK2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 97
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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