®Planning appeal decision
37 North End Road, LONDON, W14 8SZ
demolition of existing building, further excavation and enlargement of the existing basement to include two lightwells on the Gorleston Street elevation, and erection of part two, part four-storey residential building with self-contained flats (Class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Aqbal M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area including the Olympia and Avonmore Conservation Area
- Whether the proposal makes acceptable provision for affordable housing
- Whether the proposed accommodation is of high quality
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbours
- Whether the proposal makes provision for accessible and convenient cycle parking facilities
- Whether the proposal meets the Council's requirements in respect of Energy Conservation and Urban Greening
What decided it
The proposal fails to meet acceptable standards for affordable housing contribution, accommodation quality, neighbour living conditions, and cycle parking, with these harms and development plan conflicts attracting substantial weight that outweighs the limited benefits of housing delivery.
The benefits of new dwellings and associated social, economic and environmental benefits were afforded limited weight relative to the fallback scheme, and did not outweigh the substantial harm arising from conflicts with development plan policies on affordable housing, design quality, neighbour amenity and cycle parking provision.
Framework references: 201, 128
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy HC1, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy H4, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy D11, London Plan Policy T3, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy SI 2, London Plan Policy SI 3, London Plan Policy SI 4, London Plan Policy CC1, London Plan Policy CC2, London Plan Policy G5, Local Plan Policy DC1, Local Plan Policy DC4, Local Plan Policy DC8, Local Plan Policy HO3, Local Plan Policy HO4, Local Plan Policy HO11, Local Plan Policy OS5
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.