®Planning appeal decision
Development site at 656-666 Romford Road, Manor Park, London, E12 5AQ
change of use from B1(c) [now Class E(g)] to B2 motor vehicle repairs, maintenance and servicing. With alterations internally and to front elevation
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marigold O
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties, with regard to noise and disturbance
- whether the proposal complies with the Council's strategy for the distribution of employment uses
What decided it
The absence of a noise assessment and the likely harmful effect of motor vehicle repair noise on the living conditions of nearby residential occupiers, particularly those with windows facing the yard, made the proposal unacceptable and in conflict with development plan policies and the NPPF.
Plan policies cited: SP2, SP3, SP8, S1, J1, J2, J2(e), D3, D14, E2, E4
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.