®Planning appeal decision
211-213 High Street, Walthamstow, E17 7BH
change of use of currently vacant, former retail shop (Class E(a) use) to a mixed restaurant and hot food takeaway (sui generis use), incorporating alterations to the rear elevation of the building and alterations to the existing entrances to the front elevation of the building , and the display of halo illuminated fascia signage and an internally illumina ted projecting sign
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the health and wellbeing of local residents, in particular schoolchildren
What decided it
The actual walking distances to the nearest schools exceed 400 metres, satisfying London Plan Policy E9, and the Council failed to demonstrate that the proposal would cause material harm to the health and wellbeing of local residents or schoolchildren.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS13, Policy CS14, Policy DM23, Policy E9 London Plan, Policy 54 emerging Local Plan
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