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Allowed7 August 20243306886

49-50 Holborn Studios, Eagle Wharf Road, Hackney, Greater London, N1 7ED

Planning appeal 3306886 at 49-50 Holborn Studios, Eagle Wharf Road, Hackney, Greater London, N1 7ED (London Borough of Hackney) was allowed on 7 August 2024 by Inspector R Barrett, following an inquiry. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the provision of cultural facilities in use by creative industries.

described as, ‘partial demolition of existing buildings, retention of 3 storey building and former industrial chimney and redevelopment of the site to provide a mixed use scheme comprising blocks of 2 to 7 storeys and accommodating 5,591 sqm of commercial floorspace (Use Class Eg[i]) at basement, ground, first, second, third, fourth and fifth floor level, 50 residential units at part first, part second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth floor levels (comprising 23 x 1 bed, 17 x 2 bed, 8 x 3 bed, 2 x 4 bed) as well as 127 sqm café floorspace (Use Class E[b]) at ground floor level, landscaped communal gardens, pedestrian link route to the Regents Canal and other associated works’. This

Authority
London Borough of Hackney
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Inquiry
Development
other · Major dwellings
Inspector
R Barrett
Postcode
N1 7ED

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the appeal proposal on the provision of cultural facilities in use by creative industries
  • Whether the appeal proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Regents Canal Conservation Area, the locally listed buildings on the appeal site and the significance of other heritage assets in the locality
  • Whether the appeal proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, in terms of the quality of internal space and the provision of communal open and childrens' play space
  • The effect of the appeal proposal on the provision of family housing in the borough
  • The effect of the appeal proposal on the provision of employment floorspace in the Wenlock Priority Office Area (POA), affordable workspace, and affordable housing in the borough

What decided it

The Inspector's overall finding that the proposal accorded with the Development Plan taken as a whole, with no unresolved harm on any of the main issues, determined that the appeal should succeed under section 38(6).

the appeal development would accord with the Development Plan when read as a whole and other material considerations did not indicate that it should be determined otherwise, so the appeal succeeded

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan policy HC5Local Plan policy L10Local Plan policy LP10Local Plan policy LP3Local Plan policy LP4London Plan policy HC1Local Plan policy L17London Plan policy D6Local Plan policy LP48Local Plan policy LP50Local Plan policy LP14Local Plan policy LP27Local Plan policy L29Local Plan policy LP29Local Plan policy LP13Local Plan policy PP1Local Plan policy LP33Local Plan policy L58London Plan policies H4-H7London Plan policy H5London Plan policy SI2Local Plan policy LP55Local Plan policy L48
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 55Paragraph 56

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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