®Planning appeal decision
Railway Arch 115 Randall Road, London, SE11 5JR
Planning appeal 3262910 at Railway Arch 115 Randall Road, London, SE11 5JR (London Borough of Lambeth) was dismissed on 1 September 2021 by Inspector Whelan P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the change of use on the employment-generating, industrial capacity of the borough.
Change of use from storage (B8) to mixed use bar and private boxing gym, with majority as professional boxing gym and front area as 24-hour bar/lounge of 72 square metres
- Authority
- London Borough of Lambeth
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Whelan P
- Postcode
- SE11 5JR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the change of use on the employment-generating, industrial capacity of the borough
What decided it
The absence of clear and robust evidence to demonstrate that there is no reasonable prospect of the site being used for business, industrial or storage use (class B) meant the change of use conflicted with development plan policies protecting industrial capacity.
The significant social, health, community, employment and economic benefits of the gymnasium use, supported by development plan policies, did not outweigh the loss of employment-generating industrial capacity and conflict with the development plan read as a whole, which resists such loss without clear evidence of no demand for B8 use.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan policy E4London Plan policy E7London Plan policy ED5Lambeth Local Plan 2015 policy ED2Local Plan policy PN2(d)
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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