Planning appeal decision
William IV, 7 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7QE
Planning appeal 3265866 at William IV, 7 Shepherdess Walk, London, N1 7QE (London Borough of Hackney) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 3 February 2022 by Inspector Hand S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: This turns on the sole issue of the status in planning of the use of Property Guardians.
MCU FROM PUBLIC HOUSE TO 2 SELF CONTAINED RESIDENTIAL UNITS
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hand S
- Postcode
- N1 7QE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- This turns on the sole issue of the status in planning of the use of Property Guardians.
What decided it
The ground floor and basement were found to be used solely for residential purposes, which the Inspector held amounted to a material change of use from the pub use.
The compliance period was extended from 2 to 18 months to allow the newly granted planning permission for the upper floors to be implemented and to avoid making the Property Guardians homeless, while the finding of unlawful residential use on the ground floor and basement was upheld.
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