®Planning appeal decision
Edward Rudolf House, 69-85 Margery Street, London, WC1X 0JL
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
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.
Framework references: 129, 57, 117
Plan policies cited: Policy HC1, Policy GG2, Policy D3, Policy DH1, Policy DH2, Policy PLAN1, Policy D6(D), Policy D4, Policy E2, Policy E3, Policy B2, Policy B4, Policy T3, Policy T5, Policy T4, Policy B1, Policy S10, Policy S4, Policy S12, Policy S13, Policy S5, Policy S2(D), Policy T1
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.