51-52 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 2EH

Planning appeal 3321648 at 51-52 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 2EH (London Borough of Camden) was dismissed on 11 March 2024 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the first floor flat in respect of the layout and design of the rooms.

the change of use from office (E(g)(i)) to 3 No. residential dwellings (C3) on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors, with associated refuse and cycle storage and external alterations to involve increase in height of the existing ground floor extension and replacement of existing first floor rear extension, installation of new shopfront and amalgamation of retail units into a single ground floor retail unit

Authority: London Borough of Camden
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: English D
Postcode: W1T 2EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers of the first floor flat in respect of the layout and design of the rooms
the effect of the proposed development on business floorspace capacity in the Borough

What decided it

The unduly harmful living conditions that would be created for future occupiers of the single bedroom in the first-floor flat due to its layout, width, and lack of meaningful external outlook outweighed the moderate benefits of delivering three dwellings.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy A1Policy D1Policy E1Policy E2
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 57

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