Unit 7 Lounge, 2 - 4 Orsman Road, Hackney, LONDON, N1 5QJ

Without planning permission, the material change of the Land to the rear of the property to a drinking establishment in association with the ground floor premises and operational development consisting the installation of two air conditioning units and awning on the south facing elevation of the property

Authority: London Borough of Hackney
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Hanson S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development preserves or enhances the character or appearance of the Regent's Canal Conservation Area in terms of its visual impact
The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents in terms of noise and disturbance
The impact of the development on biodiversity

What decided it

The development causes harm to the conservation area's character and appearance, adversely affects neighbouring residents' living conditions through noise and disturbance, and damages biodiversity, with no public benefits sufficient to outweigh these harms.

Framework references: 199, 202

Plan policies cited: Policy LP1, Policy LP2, Policy LP3, Policy LP38, Policy LP46, Policy LP52, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D14, Policy HC1

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