2 Cranwich Road, LONDON, N16 5JX

without planning permission the construction of a rear outbuilding, with attached lean-to and flue, for use as a commercial kitchen

Authority: London Borough of Hackney
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Householder developments
Inspector: Russell J

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the appeal developments on the living conditions of nearby occupiers
The character and appearance of the site and surrounding area

What decided it

The unacceptable harm to living conditions from noise, odour and loss of privacy, and harm to character and appearance from the outbuilding's size, height and materials, which cannot be adequately mitigated by conditions and outweigh the economic and social benefits of the commercial kitchen use.

Plan policies cited: Hackney Local Plan 2033 Policy LP2, Hackney Local Plan 2033 Policy LP26, Hackney Local Plan 2033 Policy LP1, London Plan 2021 Policy D3, London Plan 2021 Policy D13, London Plan 2021 Policy D14

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