Unit 22 Firtree House , Creek Road, , Barking, Barking and Dagenham, IG11 0JH

the change of use from B8 Warehouse and distribution/Storage to Cafe & Coffee shop (Class E) with Sui Generis use as a shisha lounge

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Cross D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate use of the site with regards to adopted development plan policy in respect of employment areas
Whether the proposal would represent an appropriate use of the site with regards to emerging development plan policy in respect of comprehensive redevelopment

What decided it

The proposal would conflict with adopted development plan policy safeguarding the Strategic Industrial Location for employment uses, as the shisha lounge element constitutes a leisure use inappropriate to this designated employment area.

Plan policies cited: Policy CE3, Policy E5, Policy E7, Policy SPP2, Policy SPDG1

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