®Planning appeal decision
Goko Supermarket, 7 Urban Hive Theydon Road, LONDON, E5 9BQ
without planning permission the material change of use of the property to use as a supermarket (A1 retail) and the associated installation of two air conditioning units on the rear elevation of the property
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Satheesan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the change of use on the provision of industrial land/floorspace in a Priority Industrial Area (PIA)
- The effect of the change of use on the vitality and viability of the existing retail centres
- The effect of the AC units on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers of Redwood Court, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The development conflicts with the development plan in three material respects—loss of industrial land in a PIA without marketing evidence, retail use outside town centres without required assessments, and unacceptable noise impact on neighbouring residents—and no material considerations outweigh these harms.
The needs of the local Jewish community and the requirement for local shopping facilities were given moderate to limited weight respectively, but did not outweigh the harms identified in relation to loss of industrial land, retail centre vitality, and neighbouring living conditions.
Plan policies cited: Policy LP28, Policy LP32, Policy LP2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.