842-844 High Road, Leyton, E10 6AE

change of use of vacant unit from Class E to sui generis to form an Adult Gaming Centre

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector: Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed change of use on the vitality and viability of the Bakers Arms District Centre

What decided it

The proposal would result in the loss of a large retail unit in a prominent location within the primary shopping frontage, increasing non-retail uses to 55% and conflicting with Policy DM25's requirement that retail uses predominate, thereby harming the vitality and viability of the Bakers Arms District Centre.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP6 (London Plan 2021), Policy GG1 (London Plan 2021), Policy GG2 (London Plan 2021), Policy GG5 (London Plan 2021), Policy SD8 (London Plan 2021), Policy CS14 (Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy 2012), Policy DM25 (Waltham Forest Local Plan Development Management Policies 2013)

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