®Planning appeal decision
Ionic Villa Outer Circle, Regents Park, London, NW1 4HB
Planning appeal 6008340 at Ionic Villa Outer Circle, Regents Park, London, NW1 4HB (City of Westminster Council) was dismissed on 21 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the building and the surrounding area, having regard to the significance of the Regent's Park Conservation Area and Grade I registered park and garden, the neighbouring Grade II* Hanover Lodge, and the non-designated heritage asset of the Regent's Canal.
Various alterations including extensions to the basement, ground and first floors on the north and south elevations and a basement extension
- Authority
- City of Westminster Council
- Appeal type
- major · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- NW1 4HB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the building and the surrounding area, having regard to the significance of the Regent's Park Conservation Area and Grade I registered park and garden, the neighbouring Grade II* Hanover Lodge, and the non-designated heritage asset of the Regent's Canal
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in Metropolitan Open Land having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies
What decided it
The low-level harm to the significance of designated and non-designated heritage assets, to which substantial weight must be given under the Framework, was not outweighed by the private benefits of the proposal.
applying Policy S4 of the Framework, the benefits of approving the proposal are substantially outweighed by adverse effects, when assessed against the national decision-making policies in the Framework
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 42Policy 44Policy 45London Plan Policy G3
- Judgments
- Hillside Parks Ltd v Snowdonia National Park Authority [2022] UKSC 30
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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