60 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3GA

Planning appeal 3336306 at 60 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3GA (London Borough of Islington) was allowed on 30 April 2024 by Inspector Jolly J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be an unjustified loss of a cultural facility, including a visitor centre.

for the change of use of the basement, ground floor and part of the first floor from a visitor centre to office use (class E)

Authority: London Borough of Islington
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Jolly J
Postcode: EC1R 3GA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be an unjustified loss of a cultural facility, including a visitor centre

What decided it

The absence of reasonable prospect for cultural use following three years of vacancy and revised marketing evidence, combined with the immediate social, economic and environmental benefits of office use and the absence of third-party objections, outweighed the loss of the cultural facility.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy R10 of the Islington Strategic and Development Management Policies (2023)Policy SD4 of the London Plan (2021)
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56

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