®Planning appeal decision
17 York Way, London, N7 9QG
Planning appeal 3352626 at 17 York Way, London, N7 9QG (London Borough of Camden) was dismissed on 25 March 2025 by Inspector Woodward M, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Camden Square Conservation Area.
Renovation of the existing public house (sui generis) at ground floor and basement level and redevelopment above to provide seven new homes in four storeys of flatted accommodation (Class C3)
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Woodward M
- Postcode
- N7 9QG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Camden Square Conservation Area
- The extent to which the proposal would address climate change mitigation requirements, having regard to the extent of demolition proposed and local and national policies
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Camden Square Conservation Area was not outweighed by the identified public benefits.
the public benefits (housing delivery, economic reinvigoration, energy efficiency and other policy-compliant matters) were insufficient to outweigh the less-than-substantial harm to the Conservation Area, to which considerable importance and weight was attributed
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CC1Policy D1Policy D2Policy D3Policy H1Policy H4Policy HC1Policy SI2Policy SI7
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 73Paragraph 125Paragraph 161Paragraph 167Paragraph 212Paragraph 213Paragraph 220
- Judgments
- Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin); Shimizu (UK) Limited v Westminster City Council [1997] 1 WLR 168; Clin v Walter Lilly & Co Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 136
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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