147 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 7DG

Planning appeal 3322069 at 147 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 7DG (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 4 November 2025 by Inspector Hand S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether planning permission should be granted for the change of use of the ground floor from an estates agent to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) use.

without planning permission, the unauthorised material change of use of the ground floor of the premises shown in the approximate location outlined in red on the attached plan in Appendix 1, from an estates agent to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) use

Authority: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Change of use
Inspector: Hand S
Postcode: E2 7DG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether planning permission should be granted for the change of use of the ground floor from an estates agent to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) use

What decided it

The appeal site is located on the Primary Frontage of Brick Lane District Centre where Policy D.TC5 does not support hot food takeaways, and no material considerations indicate a different decision should be reached.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy D.TC5Policy D.MW3Policy D.TR3
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 11

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