®Planning appeal decision
Boots The Chemists Ltd, 100 Oxford Street, London, W1D 1LL
Planning appeal 3324056 at Boots The Chemists Ltd, 100 Oxford Street, London, W1D 1LL (City of Westminster Council) was allowed on 23 November 2023 by Inspector Clowes M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and function of the area.
Change of use of the ground floor from a retail unit (Class E) to an adult gaming centre (sui generis) with external alterations and associated works
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Clowes M
- Postcode
- W1D 1LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and function of the area
What decided it
The proposal would introduce a town centre use that would add to the diversity of leisure uses within the West End Retail and Leisure Special Area and would not undermine the character and function of Oxford Street as a premier retail destination.
The benefits of adding diversity to the town centre offer and increasing dwell time in the area outweighed the Council's concerns about the appropriateness of an adult gaming centre in an iconic retail location.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy E9London Plan Policy SD6City of Westminster City Plan Policy 2City of Westminster City Plan Policy 14Fitzrovia West Neighbourhood Plan Policy PR3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 188Paragraph 56
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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