®Planning appeal decision
Lyric House, 149 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 0QL
Planning appeal 3367810 at Lyric House, 149 Hammersmith Road, London, W14 0QL (London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham) was dismissed on 26 September 2025 by Inspector Robinson N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether prior approval should be granted in relation to the development's transport impacts.
change of use of the existing building from offices (Class E) into 33 self-contained residential flats (Class C3) comprising of 6 x 1 bedroom 1 person, 19 x 1 bedroom 2 person, 6 x 2 bedroom 3 person and 2 x 2 bedroom 4 person units
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Robinson N
- Postcode
- W14 0QL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted in relation to the development's transport impacts
- Whether prior approval should be granted in relation to fire safety
What decided it
The development would fail to satisfy the prior approval condition on transport impacts due to the lack of a mechanism to restrict future occupiers from applying for parking permits, which would generate unacceptable parking pressure in the surrounding area with limited capacity.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Hammersmith and Fulham Local Plan (2018) policy T4London Plan (2021) policy T5
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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