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Dismissed29 September 20266008940

Basement Flat, 226 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6DH

Planning appeal 6008940 at Basement Flat, 226 Finchley Road, London, NW3 6DH (London Borough of Camden) was dismissed on 29 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on highway safety.

use of the existing area of hardstanding as a single off‑street car parking space and the formation of a vehicle crossover on the highway

Authority
London Borough of Camden
Appeal type
Planning
Procedure
Written
Development
other
Postcode
NW3 6DH

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the development on highway safety

What decided it

The significant highway safety hazard posed by vehicles exiting the parking space across a narrow pedestrian footpath adjacent to a bus lane and bus stop, which would substantially outweigh the limited benefit of providing one off-street parking space.

the limited benefit of providing one off-street parking space was substantially outweighed by the significant adverse effects on highway safety for pedestrians, cyclists, buses and other vehicles

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy T2Policy T1Policy A1Camden Local Plan 2017
National Planning Policy Framework
Policy S4Paragraph 15

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