®Planning appeal decision
The Duchess Of Kent PH, 72 Prebend Street, Islington, LONDON, N1 8PR
change of use from public house (sui generis) to cafe and juice bar (Use Class E(b)) on ground and lower ground floors
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Morgan R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether sufficient evidence has been provided to justify the loss of the public house
What decided it
The marketing evidence provided by two specialist agents over more than two years was sufficient to demonstrate that there was no reasonable prospect of the property being used as a pub in the foreseeable future, thereby satisfying the requirements of Policies HC7 and DM4.10.
Plan policies cited: Policy HC7 (London Plan 2021), Policy DM4.10 (Islington Local Plan Development Management Policies 2013), Paragraph 7.7.7 (London Plan), Paragraph 7.7.6 (London Plan), Policy CS14 (Islington Core Strategy 2011), Policy DM8.4 (Islington Local Plan Development Management Policies 2013), Appendix 6 (Islington Local Plan Development Management Policies 2013), Appendix 11 (Islington Local Plan Development Management Policies 2013)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.