®Planning appeal decision
53, Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BD
Planning appeal 3317105 at 53, Laburnum Street, London, E2 8BD (London Borough of Hackney) was allowed on 25 January 2024 by Inspector Curnow R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether, by reason of the unauthorised use of the site as a whole, planning permission could not be granted for the developments.
Erection of a single storey habitable rooftop pavilion ancillary to the existing uses of the site for a temporary period of three years together with permanent installation of perimeter safety railings located on top of the south west corner building
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Curnow R
- Postcode
- E2 8BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether, by reason of the unauthorised use of the site as a whole, planning permission could not be granted for the developments
- In Appeal A: the effects of the development on the character and appearance of the Regents Canal Conservation Area, the setting of the Grade II listed Haggerston Bridge, and the living conditions of the occupants of nearby residential buildings by way of an overbearing effect
- In Appeal B: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the Regents Canal Conservation Area and the living conditions of future occupants of the proposed dwelling
What decided it
In Appeal A, the harm to the character and appearance of the Regents Canal Conservation Area caused by the incongruous copper-clad pavilion as a jarring rooftop addition was not outweighed by the minor public benefit of one additional dwelling. In Appeal B, the brick-walled enclosed pavilion matching the existing building's design would preserve the conservation area's character and provide suitable living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1 of The London Plan, March 2021Policy LP3 of the Hackney Local Plan adopted July 2020Policy LP17 of the Hackney Local PlanPolicy D3 of The London PlanPolicy D4 of The London PlanPolicy D1 of the Hackney Local PlanPolicy LP1 of the Hackney Local PlanPolicy LP2 of the Hackney Local Plan
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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