®Planning appeal decision
2-4 Orsman Road, Hackney, London, N1 5QJ
Planning appeal 3301661 at 2-4 Orsman Road, Hackney, London, N1 5QJ (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 24 May 2023 by Inspector MacLeod R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed alterations and extension on the character and appearance of the existing industrial-style building and surrounding conservation areas.
Erection of part three- and part four-storey building to provide 526sqm of office floorspace and erection of 2 storey roof extension to existing building to provide 5 residential flats, with ancillary refuse and cycle storage and landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- MacLeod R
- Postcode
- N1 5QJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed alterations and extension on the character and appearance of the existing industrial-style building and surrounding conservation areas
- whether the submitted housing mix is acceptable in relation to Council policies, and if not, the acceptability of the alternative housing mix
- the necessity for the submitted Unilateral Undertaking as mitigation to offset any harm arising from the proposal
What decided it
The less than substantial harm to the significance of the Regent's Canal and Kingsland Conservation Areas through the extension's design and massing would not be outweighed by the public benefits of additional dwellings and frontage refurbishment.
the benefits of additional dwellings in a sustainable location and refurbishment of the existing building did not outweigh the less than substantial harm to the character and appearance and significance of the two conservation areas
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan (2021) Policy D3London Plan (2021) Policy D4London Plan (2021) Policy HC1London Plan (2021) Policy H10Hackney Local Plan 2023 Policy LP1Hackney Local Plan 2023 Policy LP3Hackney Local Plan 2023 Policy LP13Hackney Local Plan 2023 Policy LP14Hackney Local Plan 2023 Policy LP55
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 202
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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