Empire Communications Limited and Oakenfield Enterprises Limited v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government and London Borough of Camden [2026] EWHC 817 (Admin)
Empire serviced apartments is an important Planning Court case on the planning use of flats operated as short-term serviced accommodation. The court upheld an Inspector’s conclusion that the relevant use was a sui generis serviced-apartment use rather than ordinary C3 dwellinghouses. It also confirms that London’s 90-night short-letting rule does not itself decide the planning-use classification.
