®Planning appeal decision
Edward Rudolf House, 69-85 Margery Street, London, WC1X 0JL
Planning appeal 3342333 at Edward Rudolf House, 69-85 Margery Street, London, WC1X 0JL (London Borough of Islington) was allowed on 23 October 2024 by Inspector Young D, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the design of the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area and the setting of nearby heritage assets.
the demolition of the existing building and construction of a 4-storey building (plus roof top plant enclosure and further basement excavation to the existing basement/lower ground level), to provide 5,064m2 office floorspace (Use Class E(g)(i)), along with a new substation, cycle parking and changing facilities, refuse and recycling storage, hard and soft landscaping, and associated works. This
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- employment-industrial · Major offices/R&D/light industry
- Inspector
- Young D
- Postcode
- WC1X 0JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the design of the proposed development would harm the character and appearance of the area and the setting of nearby heritage assets
- Whether the development would harm the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers and future users of the AWS units
- Whether the benefits of the scheme would outweigh any identified harm
What decided it
The design improvements to the building's elevations delivering enhanced character, appearance and heritage setting, combined with substantial regeneration and employment benefits, were found to clearly outweigh the limited harm from loss of daylight to neighbours.
The benefits of regeneration, employment floorspace including affordable workspace, improved character and heritage setting, biodiversity net gain and economic benefits clearly outweighed the limited harm from loss of daylight to neighbouring residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1Policy GG2Policy D3Policy DH1Policy DH2Policy PLAN1Policy D6(D)Policy D4Policy E2Policy E3Policy B2Policy B4Policy T3Policy T5Policy T4Policy B1Policy S10Policy S4Policy S12Policy S13Policy S5Policy S2(D)Policy T1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 129Paragraph 57Paragraph 117
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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