Camden Council has agreed to quash the planning permission it gave for the redevelopment of a site in Fitzrovia after the decision was challenged in the high court. Camden’s planning committee gave permission in the summer for a roof extension and other alterations to Cyclone House, 27- 29 Whitfield Street which stands on the corner of Colville Place. However, local resident Max Neufeld successfully challenged by judicial review the legality of the decision in the high court after he claimed that officers in Camden’s planning department had failed to take into consideration the impact the development would have on his neighbouring Grade II listed building at 1 Colville Place. The heritage listing describes the building as “an immaculately detailed, minimal house, a rare example of a modernist infill scheme of sophistication and careful taste”. Neufeld argued that Camden’s officers had given incorrect advice to members of the planning committee with regard to national policy on the protection of heritage assets. Camden Council offered no defence to the legal challenge and came to a settlement out of court and agreed to pay claimant’s costs of £5,000. Councillor Danny Beales, cabinet member for Investing in Communities said: “Whilst the Council considers that [...]
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