- Decision
- allowed, 10 September 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: David Troy
- Authority
- Camden (London)
- Appeal reference
- 6007217
- Application reference
- 2025/5806/P
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- BT Street Hub 3 replacing InLink unit, with digital advertisement screens (advert appeal 6007216)
- Site context
- inside settlement, conservation area
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- HE9, TR4(1)(c)
- Development plan policies
- Camden Local Plan 2017 A1, C5, C6, D1, D2, D4, G1, T1
- Main issues
- character/CA; highway; crime; maintenance
Summary
A BT Street Hub replacing an InLink unit in the Camden Broadway Conservation Area, beside the overground bridge, was allowed. It was comparable in scale in a busy, varied streetscape, left 3.3 m of clear footway, and raised no site-specific crime evidence. Maintenance was secured by condition rather than by s106.
What made the difference
The existing InLink baseline and the visually busy setting under the railway bridge. The crime concerns were generic, not site-specific (DL ¶¶10–13, 21). Compare the fork-harvested hub dismissals in quieter or listed settings (PINS-6009772, PINS-6010617, PINS-6010844, PINS-6013695).
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| HE9 | pass | varied, cluttered baseline under railway bridge; comparable to existing InLink; Camden Broadway CA preserved (DL 8-14) | |
| TR4(1)(c) | pass | 3.3 m clear footway meets TfL high-flow guidance (DL 15-18) | |
| P5 | pass | crime concerns generic, not site-specific; replacement is broadly neutral (DL 19-22) | |
| DM6 | pass | maintenance secured by condition requiring compliance with BT maintenance/ASB plans; s106 not required (DL 23-27) |
Key facts
- Parties consulted on 2026 Framework (DL 5)
- Earlier Camden hub dismissals (APP/X5210/W/22/3297273) distinguished; 10-year advert consent refused
Sources
This note is one of the decisions behind the NPPF 2026 Navigator, which shows how each Framework test has been applied across all the decisions in the database. Also available as Markdown.