Arsenal Tavern Backpackers Hostel, The Arsenal Tavern, 175 Blackstock Road, Hackney, London, N4 2JS

Without planning permission, operational development consisting of the replacement of the cornice and extension of the parapet wall and the installation of telecommunications equipment at roof level

Authority: London Borough of Hackney
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Perkins L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area, including the Brownswood Conservation Area

What decided it

The removal of the dentilled cornice detail from the prominent Mountgrove Road elevation caused less than substantial but unjustified harm to the character and appearance of the Brownswood Conservation Area, with no public benefits of sufficient weight to outweigh this harm.

Framework references: 202

Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy HC1, Policy D1, Policy D4, Policy LP1, Policy LP3, Policy LP4

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