97 Clapham High Street, London, SW4 7TB

the change of use of the ground floor unit (Use Class E) to an Adult Gaming Centre (Sui Generis)

Authority: London Borough of Lambeth
Appeal type: commercial · Commercial Appeal Service (CAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Callister V

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the percentage of the ground floor units in retail use in the Clapham High Street District Centre Primary Shopping Frontage
The quality of life and community cohesion within the wider area

What decided it

The public benefit of providing a town centre leisure use in a location contributing to the vitality and viability of the town centre outweighs the harm of reducing Class E retail units below the 50% policy threshold, particularly given NPPF paragraph 90's support for town centre diversification.

Framework references: 90, 94, 135

Plan policies cited: Policy PN5(B), Policy ED7, Policy Q2, Policy Q3

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