®Planning appeal decision
63 High Street, London, E17 7AD
Planning appeal 3321092 at 63 High Street, London, E17 7AD (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 20 November 2023 by Inspector Dudley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the premises as a mixed-use comprising restaurant/café and shisha garden had continued for a period of 10 years or more and had not been abandoned.
use of premises as a mixed-use comprising restaurant/café and shisha garden (Use Class Sui Generis)
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Dudley G
- Postcode
- E17 7AD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the premises as a mixed-use comprising restaurant/café and shisha garden had continued for a period of 10 years or more and had not been abandoned
What decided it
The use had clearly operated for 10 years by June 2017, and the interruption thereafter was caused by fire damage and Covid rather than abandonment of the use.
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