Planning appeal decision
Land on the South-West Side of Purdy Street, London, E3 3PD
Planning appeal 3291800 at Land on the South-West Side of Purdy Street, London, E3 3PD (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 21 July 2022 by Inspector Whalley J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice correctly describes the breach of planning control.
Material change of use of land for the sale of motor vehicles, together with the erection of a single storey office building and garage/workshop structures
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whalley J
- Postcode
- E3 3PD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice correctly describes the breach of planning control
- Whether more time should be allowed for compliance with the enforcement notice
What decided it
The enforcement notice was upheld as corrected, with the compliance period extended to 12 months to align with the simultaneous decision on the tenants' appeal and to allow reasonable time for lease forfeiture, railway clearances, and demolition works.
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