®Planning appeal decision
10 Fairweather Wharf, Unit 10, Timberwharf Road, Hackney, London, N16 6DB
change of use to F1(f) as a Yeshiva
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- Gilbert J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the provision of employment floorspace
- whether the development makes appropriate provision for its users, with particular regard to outdoor space, daylight, access, and safety
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- whether any harm identified, including conflict with the development plan, would be outweighed by other considerations
What decided it
The cumulative and considerable harm from loss of employment floorspace, inadequate provision for the Yeshiva's users (daylight, access and safety), and harm to neighbours' living conditions (outlook and privacy) was not outweighed by the benefits of advancing equality of opportunity or the need for this specific Yeshiva.
Significant weight to advancing equality of opportunity and moderate weight to the need for this specific Yeshiva, even taken together, did not outweigh the considerable harm from loss of employment floorspace, inadequate provision for users, and harm to neighbouring occupiers' living conditions.
Plan policies cited: Policy LP27, Policy LP28, Policy LP26, Policy LP1, Policy LP8, Policy LP2, London Plan Policy S3, London Plan Policy E2, London Plan Policy D4
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.