131 Jamaica Road, LONDON, SE16 4SH

change of use of retail (E use class) into restaurant (E use class) including installation of extraction flue system to rear

Authority: London Borough of Southwark
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Change of use
Inspector: MacLeod R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed use would be contrary to Paragraph 92 of the NPPF in seeking to enable and support healthy lifestyles
The impact of the ventilation system on the living conditions of nearby residents

What decided it

The proximity of the proposed low-level extraction system to nearby residential windows and walkways meant that satisfactory mitigation of cooking odour nuisance could not be achieved, conflicting with local plan policies promoting high environmental standards and protection of neighbours' living conditions.

Framework references: 92

Plan policies cited: Policy E9 of the London Plan (2021), Policy 13 of the Southwark Core Strategy (2011), Saved Policies 3.1 and 3.2 of the Southwark Plan (2007)

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