®Planning appeal decision
Alpha House, Regis Road, Kentish Town, NW5 3EW
Planning appeal 3337347 at Alpha House, Regis Road, Kentish Town, NW5 3EW (London Borough of Camden) was allowed on 5 July 2024 by Inspector Burnham T, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The first main issue is the effect of the proposed building on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the height, mass, footprint, and detailed design of the proposed building.
Demolition of the existing building and the construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8) and flexible office space (Use Class E(g)(i)), together with vehicle and cycle parking and landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- other · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Unknown
- Inspector
- Burnham T
- Postcode
- NW5 3EW
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The first main issue is the effect of the proposed building on the character and appearance of the area, with particular regard to the height, mass, footprint, and detailed design of the proposed building.
- The second main issue is the effect of the proposal when considered in isolation as part of the Kentish Town Regis Road Growth Area on the development strategy for the area.
What decided it
The substantial weight afforded to the economic and other benefits of the scheme outweighed the limited harm arising from conflict with the development plan's requirement for comprehensive redevelopment of the growth area.
The substantial benefits of the scheme (economic benefits, efficient use of the site, biodiversity net gain) outweighed the harm arising from conflict with Policy G1 of the CLP and policies SP2/SP2A of the KTNP, such that the appeal should be determined otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy E1Policy G1Policy H1Policy D3Policy SP2Policy SP2APolicy DS1Policy IE2Policy C1Site Allocations Policy C2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 56Paragraph 57
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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