®Planning appeal decision
Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea, Town Hall Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX
Planning appeal 3344795 at Royal Borough Of Kensington & Chelsea, Town Hall Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea) was dismissed on 6 November 2024 by Inspector Wyborn D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether or not the scheme would demonstrate the highest standards of fire safety in accordance with the requirements of the development plan.
the part change of use of basement car park to provide 985sqm of flexible work-space and ancillary welfare provision (Use Class E), 130sqm training facility (Use Class E) and 2,635sqm self-storage facility (Use Class B8); and ancillary uses including cycle parking with changing facilities and electrical car charging points
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
- Postcode
- W8 7NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the scheme would demonstrate the highest standards of fire safety in accordance with the requirements of the development plan
- whether or not the loss of the existing car parking spaces, and the related management of the car park, would result in unacceptable displacement of vehicles thereby leading to undue disturbance to nearby residential properties and unacceptably increase parking pressure in the area
What decided it
The scheme does not demonstrate that it would achieve the highest standards of fire safety in accordance with Policy CD16 of the Local Plan 2024 and Policy D12 of the London Plan 2021, specifically regarding the safety of electric vehicle charging points in the basement areas, which the Inspector determined required a precautionary approach given the confined nature of the underground space and the concerns raised by the Council's Building Control Team.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CD16Policy D12Policy T8Policy CD9Policy T1
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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