109 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6BB

Planning appeal 3267824 at 109 High Road, Wood Green, London, N22 6BB (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 8 October 2021 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed change of use on the vitality and viability of Wood Green Metropolitan Town Centre.

a change of use from retail to an adult gaming centre

Authority: London Borough of Haringey
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cryan M
Postcode: N22 6BB

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed change of use on the vitality and viability of Wood Green Metropolitan Town Centre
the effect on living conditions for nearby residents with particular regard to noise disturbance

What decided it

The proposal would result in the loss of an existing retail unit and active frontage within the primary shopping frontage and would increase concentration of adult gaming centres without contributing to diversity, causing significant harm to the vitality and viability of the town centre that outweighs the benefits.

The significant harm to the vitality and viability of the town centre, given by significant weight, outweighs the limited weight given to job creation (offset by job losses from the existing retailer) and the neutral factor of no harm to neighbours' living conditions, such that the presumption in favour of permission does not apply.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy DM42 of the 2017 Haringey Development Management DPDPolicy SD6 of the 2021 London PlanPolicy SP10 of the 2013 Haringey Local PlanPolicy DM1 of the DPDPolicy D13 of the 2021 London Plan
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11Paragraph 86

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