®Planning appeal decision
3-5 Kingsland High Street, Hackney, LONDON, E8 2JS
the material change of use of the property to 13 self-contained flats at first, second, third and fourth floor levels and associated external alterations comprising the erection of a second storey extension, mansard roof extensions and balconies, and the installation of doors, lift shaft, solar panels, external gas meter enclosure and air conditioning units
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue in the ground (a) appeal is whether an affordable housing contribution is required and if it is which of two alternative contributions is required.
What decided it
The Inspector's own viability assessment concluded that both alternative schemes (AS1B and AS2B) were financially viable and could support the full policy-compliant affordable housing contribution sought by the Council.
the viability assessment demonstrated that either alternative scheme was viable, so the balance tipped in favour of requiring the full affordable housing contribution required by development plan policy rather than a reduced viability-based sum
Plan policies cited: LP policy H4, HLP policy LP13
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.