Planning appeal decision
44 St Marks Rise, London, E8 2NL
Planning appeal 3290951 at 44 St Marks Rise, London, E8 2NL (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 20 February 2023 by Inspector Jarratt P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council's deemed refusal would have been well-founded, particularly in respect of whether demolition took place before 1 May 2020 and whether condition 17 is a true condition precedent.
the lawfulness of proposed operations provided for in planning permission reference 2016/4311
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Jarratt P
- Postcode
- E8 2NL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the Council's deemed refusal would have been well-founded, particularly in respect of whether demolition took place before 1 May 2020 and whether condition 17 is a true condition precedent
What decided it
Condition 17 is a true condition precedent that must be fully discharged before development can lawfully commence, and the appellant failed to demonstrate its discharge prior to the commencement of demolition.
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