®Planning appeal decision
154 Royal College Street, LONDON, NW1 0TA
the change of use of ground floor (and basement) commercial unit to residential, erection of a ground floor rear extension, mansard roof extension and basement excavation including the insertion of a rear lightwell, all to enable use as two flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wyborn D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the loss of the commercial floorspace on the ground floor would be justified having regard to the policies of the development plan
- the effect of the proposed ground floor change of use to residential from commercial, and the creation of the proposed front lightwell and railings, on the character and appearance of the host building and area, having regard to the location within the Camden Broadway Conservation Area
- whether or not the scheme would, or needs to, make suitable provision for car-free housing
What decided it
The appellant failed to provide sufficient evidence of a thorough marketing exercise sustained over an appropriate period to demonstrate that the ground floor commercial space could not be retained or reused for business purposes, contrary to the requirements of Policy E2 of the Local Plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy E2, Policy D2, Policy T2, Policy T1, Policy T3
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.