®Planning appeal decision
345 City Road, London, EC1V 1LR
the change of use from Offices (Use Class E(g)(i)) to visitors’ accommodation comprising Apart-Hotel Accommodation (Use Class C1) in addition to internal alterations
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Praine N
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the site is within a suitable location for the proposed development including its effect on the supply of business floorspace
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficiently robust marketing evidence demonstrating exceptional circumstances that would justify the loss of business floorspace in an internationally and nationally significant office location where maximisation of business floorspace is a key priority.
Plan policies cited: Policy E10 of the London Plan, Policy R1 of the Islington Local Plan Strategic and Development Management Policies 2023, Policy R12 of the Islington Local Plan Strategic and Development Management Policies 2023, Policy B3 of the Islington Local Plan Strategic and Development Management Policies 2023, Policy B1 of the Islington Local Plan Strategic and Development Management Policies 2023
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.