- Decision
- dismissed, 21 August 2026
- Decided by
- Planning Inspector: C McDonagh
- Authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham (London)
- Appeal reference
- 6010163
- Application reference
- 2025/02695/PMA56
- Procedure
- written representations
- Development
- Two Class MA prior approvals, office to 3 flats in each of two adjoining buildings (Appeal A 6010163, Appeal B 6010167)
- Homes
- 6
- Site context
- inside settlement, flood zone 3
- Green Belt
- No
- Framework applied
- August 2026 NPPF
- Determinative policies
- F4, P3(2)(a)
- Main issues
- transport; contamination; flooding; noise; natural light
Summary
Linked Class MA prior-approval appeals (6010163 and 6010167) for office-to-residential conversion. Both were dismissed for insufficient information on refuse and highway, contamination, tidal flood risk, noise and daylight. The Framework was treated only as a material consideration relevant to prior-approval matters (DL ¶13), and no 2026 policy was applied expressly.
What made the difference
Amended layouts and replacement technical reports submitted at appeal were refused on Holborn grounds as an attempt to "evolve a scheme" (DL ¶¶8–11). That left the original, deficient FRA and noise reports as the only evidence.
Policy findings
Policy codes are those of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026) unless a development plan is named.
| Policy | Finding | Weight | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| F4 | fail | GPDO MA.2(2)(c) — FRA did not assess tidal/breach risk; EA objection; amended FRA rejected under Holborn (DL 23-24) | |
| P3(2)(a) | fail | GPDO MA.2(2)(d) and (f) — noise survey lacked methodology; daylight unproven for original layouts (DL 25-30) |
Key facts
- Revised layouts and new technical reports at appeal rejected as a fundamental change (Holborn tests) (DL 8-11)
- PTAL 6a; car-free UU accepted, but no refuse storage shown (MA.2(2)(a)) (DL 12-19)
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.