®Planning appeal decision
Former Mansfield Bowling Club, Croftdown Road, London, Camden
Planning appeal 3377057 at Former Mansfield Bowling Club, Croftdown Road, London, Camden (London Borough of Camden) was allowed on 18 June 2026 by Inspector Jones H, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would meet a demonstrable housing need within the London Borough of Camden (the Borough), be targeted at Borough residents and contribute to creating a mixed, inclusive and sustainable community.
redevelopment of the site to provide a 78 bed care home with associated parking, landscaping and communal facilities (Use Class C2) and use of northern part of site as open space including community garden, 3 x tennis courts and tennis pavilion
- Authority
- London Borough of Camden
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Jones H
- Postcode
- NW5 1EP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would meet a demonstrable housing need within the London Borough of Camden (the Borough), be targeted at Borough residents and contribute to creating a mixed, inclusive and sustainable community
- Whether the development would make appropriate provision for infrastructure and community needs arising from the development and secure necessary mitigation
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the development plan, including CLP Policy H8, was complied with (the care home met a demonstrable housing need and did not require affordable housing) and that the necessary Section 106 obligations secured appropriate mitigation, meaning the proposal accorded with the development plan as a whole.
The development accords with the development plan as a whole and there are no material considerations indicating a decision should be made otherwise, so the appeal was allowed.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy H8CLP Policy H4CLP Policy H1CLP Policy CC1CLP Policy CC2CLP Policy DM1CLP Policy CC4CLP Policy A1CLP Policy G1CLP Policy A4CLP Policy T3CLP Policy T2CLP Policy T1CLP Policy E1CLP Policy C1CLP Policy C5CLP Policy D1CLP Policy A2LP Policy SI2LP Policy SI3LP Policy SI1LP Policy T6LP Policy T4LP Policy H12LP Policy H13LP Policy S5LP Policy G4LP Policy GG1LP Policy D14LP Policy H1NP Policy ES1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 58
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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