®Planning appeal decision
87-89 Plashet Road, Plaistow, LONDON, E13 0RA
Partial change of use from B8 to A1 to ground floor only
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the vitality and viability of nearby designated town and local centres
- the effect of the development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 85 and 91 Plashet Road, with particular reference to noise and disturbance
- whether the development could make adequate provision for sustainable transport modes and its effect upon highway safety
What decided it
The significant harm to the vitality and viability of nearby designated town and local centres, combined with unresolved concerns about sustainable transport provision and highway safety, significantly outweighed the moderate benefits of the development.
The moderate benefits of the development (potential activation of the frontage and limited economic benefits) were significantly outweighed by the significant harm to the vitality and viability of nearby centres and the unresolved concerns about sustainable transport and highway safety, such that the appeal should not succeed.
Framework references: 86, 130, 104, 110, 111
Plan policies cited: Policy E9 London Plan, Policy SD6 London Plan, Policy SD7 London Plan, Policy T1 London Plan, Policy T5 London Plan, Policy T6 London Plan, Policy S6 Newham Local Plan, Policy SP6 Newham Local Plan, Policy SP7 Newham Local Plan, Policy H1 Newham Local Plan, Policy SP1 Newham Local Plan, Policy SP2 Newham Local Plan, Policy SP3 Newham Local Plan, Policy SP8 Newham Local Plan, Policy INF2 Newham Local Plan
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.