50 South Hill Park, London, NW3 2SJ

proposed amalgamation of two self-contained maisonettes into a single dwellinghouse

Authority: London Borough of Camden
Appeal type: ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Whitfield J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the LPA's decision to refuse the LDC application was well-founded

What decided it

The chronic shortfall in housing delivery in the Borough against its development plan targets, combined with the conflict with Policy HC1 of the Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan, meant the loss of one housing unit would constitute a material change of use with significant planning consequences.

Plan policies cited: Policy H1 of the Camden Local Plan 2017, Policy H3 of the Camden Local Plan 2017, Policy HC1 of the Hampstead Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2033

Judgments cited: Richmond upon Thames LBC v SSETR [2001] JPL 84; Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea v SSCLG and others [2016] EWHC 1785 (Admin); Lambeth v SSLUCH [2024] EWHC 1391 (Admin); Burdle & Williams v SSE & New Forest RDC [1972] 1 WLR 1207

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