T2 Carwash, 1 Quaker Street, LONDON, E1 6SZ

retention of the existing car wash and valeting business, currently subject to Enforcement (Ref: ENF/13/00274) and erection of a replacement timber structure [Part retrospective]

Authority: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Other minor developments
Inspector: Ayres J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on living conditions of surrounding occupiers
The effect of the proposal on highway safety
The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, having particular regard to its proximity to heritage assets
The principle of the use in respect of its location with the Bishopsgate Goods Yard Site allocation

What decided it

The significant harm to the living conditions of nearby residents through noise disturbance and the unacceptable impact on highway safety outweigh the modest economic and employment benefits of the use.

Plan policies cited: D.DH8, D.ES9, D.TR2, S.DH1, S.DH3, D.TC5

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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