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Dismissed12 March 20253352924

St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church, 660 Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 9QN

Planning appeal 3352924 at St Panteleimon Greek Orthodox Church, 660 Kenton Road, Harrow, HA3 9QN (London Borough of Harrow) was dismissed on 12 March 2025 by Inspector Bennett T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether sufficient information has been presented to demonstrate that the loss of office space can be justified.

Change of use from Class E(c)(i) (Financial Services) to C1 (hotel/guest house) to provide guest rooms associated with the international religious visitors to the adjacent church

Authority
London Borough of Harrow
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector
Bennett T
Postcode
HA3 9QN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether sufficient information has been presented to demonstrate that the loss of office space can be justified
  • whether the proposed change of use would accord with the sequential test for hotel accommodation
  • whether the proposed development would provide acceptable accommodation for future guests with regard to its layout

What decided it

Insufficient information was submitted to demonstrate that all opportunities to re-let the office accommodation had been fully explored, contrary to the requirements of Policy DM32 Part D of the Development Management Policies Local Plan.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy DM32Policy DM34Policy DM1Policy SD7Policy E10Policy D3Policy D5Policy D13

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