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Allowed18 December 20243334774

The London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0DA

Planning appeal 3334774 at The London Pavilion, 1 Piccadilly, London, W1J 0DA (City of Westminster Council) was allowed on 18 December 2024 by Inspector Searson C, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Encapsulating the statutory tests for these linked appeals, the main issue is the effects of the proposal on visual amenity, and in particular on designated heritage assets, including:.

the installation of a rooftop building management unit and alterations to shopfronts to the London Pavilion and the Trocadero

Authority
City of Westminster Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
advertisement · Other minor developments
Inspector
Searson C
Postcode
W1J 0DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Encapsulating the statutory tests for these linked appeals, the main issue is the effects of the proposal on visual amenity, and in particular on designated heritage assets, including:
  • whether the significance of the Grade II listed London Pavilion would be preserved
  • whether the significance of other nearby listed buildings, as derived from their setting, would be preserved
  • whether the character or appearance of the Soho Conservation Area and other adjacent conservation areas would be preserved

What decided it

The heritage and other benefits of the scheme, including CA enhancement and shopfront improvements, were found to outweigh the low-level, lower-end 'less than substantial' harm identified to the special architectural interest of the Grade II listed London Pavilion.

the heritage benefits (CA enhancement and shopfront improvements) together with small economic and social benefits, all attracting great weight, outweighed the lower end of less than substantial harm to the listed London Pavilion, so the balance tipped in favour of granting all three consents

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan Policy HC1Westminster City Plan Policy 2Westminster City Plan Policy 38Westminster City Plan Policy 39Westminster City Plan Policy 40Westminster City Plan Policy 43
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56
Judgments
Safe Rottingdean Limited v. Brighton and Hove City Council [2019] EWHC 2632 (admin); Pugh v Secretary of State [2015] EWHC 3; Barnwell Manor Wind Energy v East Northamptonshire DC [2014] EWCA Civ 137; Palmer vs Herefordshire CC [2016] EWCA Civ 101; Jones v Mordue [2015] EWCA civ 1243; Bedford Borough Council v Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government [2013] EWHC 2847 (Admin); City & Country Bramshill Ltd v SSHCLG [2021] EWCA Civ 320; Juden v Tower Hamlets LBC [2021] EWHC 1368; London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust v Minister of State for Housing [2022] EWHC 829 (Admin)

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