®Planning appeal decision
2 Surrey Street, London, E13 8RN
Planning appeal 3274313 at 2 Surrey Street, London, E13 8RN (London Borough of Newham) was dismissed on 9 December 2021 by Inspector Baxter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on employment land.
change of use from disused electric substation to storage unit (B8)
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Baxter C
- Postcode
- E13 8RN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on employment land
- the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring properties in terms of noise and disturbance
- highway safety with regards to parking, access and traffic movements
- waste management
What decided it
The significant harm to employment land, living conditions and highway safety, combined with insufficient evidence to demonstrate compliance with development plan policies, outweighed the limited benefits of brownfield reuse and business support.
The benefits of brownfield reuse, job creation and business support were outweighed by the significant harm to employment land supply, living conditions of neighbouring residents and highway safety.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy J2Policy J1Policy E4Policy E7Policy S6Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP3Policy SP8Policy D1Policy D3Policy D8Policy D14Policy INF2Policy SP9Policy T2Policy T4Policy T6
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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