®Planning appeal decision
10 & 12 Park Street, LONDON, W1K 2HX
‘Without the benefit of planning permission and within the last four years, the amalgamation of two dwellinghouses, namely 10 and 12 Park Street London, W1K 2HX (‘the Properties’), into a single dwellinghouse (‘the Unauthorised Use’), and the installation of internal interconnecting doors at lower ground floor level and at first floor level, to facilitate the Unauthorised Use.’
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cullen F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the amalgamation of two dwellings into a single dwelling is acceptable at this location, having regard to local housing need and planning policy
What decided it
The occupants' specific religious/cultural practices and personal security requirements, together with the time-limited Licence to Alter, were material considerations sufficient to outweigh the harm only on a temporary basis, leading to a temporary rather than permanent permission.
The considerable harm arising from the amalgamation and loss of housing stock outweighed the case for a permanent permission, but the same considerations (religious/cultural practices, security needs and the Licence to Alter) were sufficient to outweigh the lesser harm of a time-limited permission, tipping the balance in favour of temporary permission until 30 October 2026
Plan policies cited: Policy H2, Policy H8, Policy 8, Policy MRU2, Policy 10
Judgments cited: East Barnet UDC v British Transport Commission 1962; Palsar v Grinling 1948; Gabbitas v SSE & Newham LBC [1985] JPL 630; Richmond upon Thames LBC v SSETR [2001] JPL 84; R (oao) Kensington and Chelsea RBC v SSCLG & Reis & Tong [2016] EWHC 1785 (Admin)
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.