Breach of planning control as alleged in the notice is, without the necessary express planning permission and within the last ten years, an unauthorised and material change of use of the ground floor of the Property from a travel agency (Class A1 use) to a mixed use comprising a retail shop and a café/restaurant (Sui Generis use)
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Borough Success Rate
In City of Westminster Council, approx 33.8% of Change of use appeals are successful. (Sample: 80 cases).
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Inspector Profile: Freer P
Archive Data: 21 Decisions
Allowance Rate (Change of use)
19.0%
↓ Strict
National Average (Change of use)
32.5%
Inspector's Analysis
Appeal Decision
Site visit made on 11 October 2016
by Paul Freer BA (Hons) LLM MRTPI
an Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
Decision date: 24 October 2016
Appeal Ref: APP/X5990/C/16/3149966
Land at 73 Piccadilly, London W1J 8HS
The appeal is made under section 174 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 as
amended by the Planning and C…