Camden Goods Yard, Chalk Farm Road, London, NW1 8EH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the appeal scheme would make an appropriate provision for affordable housing with particular regards to quantum, type, mix and the provisions of policy H4 of the Camden Local Plan and policy H5 of the London Plan
• Whether any adverse impacts of the appeal scheme would significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in this Framework taken as a whole and other material considerations

What decided it

The appellant's viability evidence demonstrated that the reduced affordable housing provision was justified, and the resulting housing and affordable housing delivery benefits, in the context of a 2.8-year housing land supply, outweighed the heritage harm and reduced affordable housing quantum.

The great weight afforded to the delivery of housing and affordable housing, given the absence of a 5-year housing land supply and high unmet need, outweighed the modest less than substantial heritage harm to several designated assets and the reduced affordable housing quantum, such that adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.