# 13 and 15 Galena Road, Hammersmith

- **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
- **Tags:** tier-2, prior-approval, class-ma, limited-nppf-engagement

## 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
- **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
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/published-document/8cdb8193-acd1-46ef-9cd1-33f6b86af5ef
- https://appeal-planning-decision.service.gov.uk/comment-planning-appeal/appeals/6010163

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