®Planning appeal decision
1 Motley Avenue, London, EC2A 4SU
Planning appeal 3318481 at 1 Motley Avenue, London, EC2A 4SU (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 17 January 2024 by Inspector Hunter A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the loss of the office use.
the change of use of the ground floor office and upper floor maisonette to form a single-family dwelling with alterations to the rear of the ground floor to form amenity space
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
- Postcode
- EC2A 4SU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the loss of the office use
- whether future occupiers of the proposed dwelling would have satisfactory living conditions with particular regard to the proposed outdoor space, the amount of light available and the outlook from ground floor habitable rooms
- whether the developer contributions relating to affordable housing, car-free development, carbon offsetting, and the monitoring and management of the obligations are reasonable and necessary to make the development acceptable
What decided it
The defectively drafted car-free development obligation that could not be properly enforced, combined with the unresolved conflict with policies requiring new development to be car-free in this well-connected area, could not be outweighed by the benefits of the proposed development.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP27Policy FS01Policy LP26Policy SD4Policy SD5Policy E1Policy D6Policy LP2Policy LP17Policy LP13Policy H4Policy T6Policy LP45Policy LP55Policy SI 2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 9Paragraph 8Paragraph 124Paragraph 126Paragraph 57
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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