®Planning appeal decision
First & Second Floors, 72 Prebend Street, Islington, London, N1 8PR
retrospective change of use of first & second floors of former public house (sui generis) to apart-hotel (Use Class C1)
- Authority
- London Borough of Islington
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- O'Doherty A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the principle of the change of use is acceptable, having particular regard to the location of the appeal site and any loss of an ancillary use to a public house
- the effect of the change of use on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with respect to noise and disturbance
- whether the change of use adequately provides for disabled access
What decided it
The change of use conflicts with the development plan's spatial aspirations by locating visitor accommodation in a residential area outside designated town centres, and this conflict combined with significant harm from inadequate disabled access and unmitigated noise impacts outweighs the modest economic benefits.
Framework references: 119, 120, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy DM4.10, Policy DM4.11, Policy CS 14, Policy DM2.1, Policy DM2.2, Policy E10, Policy SD7
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.