Planning appeal decision
32 Shoreditch High Street, Hackney, London, E1 6PG
Planning appeal 3289231 at 32 Shoreditch High Street, Hackney, London, E1 6PG (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 16 September 2022 by Inspector Willows P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice was properly served on all persons with a materially affected interest in the land (ground e).
Without planning permission, the installation of a metal frame and external lighting affixed to the facade of the Property at first, second and third floor levels
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- advertisement · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Willows P
- Postcode
- E1 6PG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice was properly served on all persons with a materially affected interest in the land (ground e)
- Whether the Council was too late to take enforcement action as the breach occurred more than four years before the notice was issued (ground d)
What decided it
The operational development comprising the installation of the frame and lights was not substantially completed until the advertising shroud was removed less than four years before the enforcement notice was issued, placing the breach within the four-year enforcement period.
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