®Planning appeal decision
Basement Store at Caroline House, London, W2 4RG
Planning appeal 3354778 at Basement Store at Caroline House, London, W2 4RG (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 21 March 2025 by Inspector Allen M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether future occupiers of the proposed unit would experience satisfactory living conditions, with particular regard to daylight, outlook, and ventilation.
the change of use of existing basement storeroom to a residential dwelling
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Allen M
- Postcode
- W2 4RG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether future occupiers of the proposed unit would experience satisfactory living conditions, with particular regard to daylight, outlook, and ventilation
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 56 and 57 Caroline House, with particular regard to overlooking
What decided it
The proposal would result in both inadequate living conditions for future occupiers (particularly regarding daylight, outlook and ventilation) and unacceptable overlooking harm to existing neighbouring occupiers, conflicting with local plan policies and the Framework's living conditions protection aims.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 12Policy 7Policy 38
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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