®Planning appeal decision
Harbourmasters Office, Limehouse Basin, 46 Goodhart Place, London, E14 8EG
Planning appeal 3312508 at Harbourmasters Office, Limehouse Basin, 46 Goodhart Place, London, E14 8EG (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 13 September 2023 by Inspector Teasdale N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect that removing the conditions would have on the living conditions of neighbouring residents in relation to noise disturbance and on the air quality across London.
Proposed minor works to the harbourmasters office to include the installation of a boiler flue and additional exterior door
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Teasdale N
- Postcode
- E14 8EG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect that removing the conditions would have on the living conditions of neighbouring residents in relation to noise disturbance and on the air quality across London
What decided it
The removal of conditions 4 and 5 would result in uncontrolled noise and emissions from the boiler flue in close proximity to neighbouring residential properties, harming living conditions and air quality contrary to the development plan and NPPF paragraph 185.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D.14 of the London Plan 2021Policy D.DH8 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2020Policy D.ES9 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2020Policy D.ES2 of the Tower Hamlets Local Plan 2020
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 185
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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