Planning appeal decision
Mithai Ghar, 133 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DT
Planning appeal 3332530 at Mithai Ghar, 133 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DT (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 12 November 2024 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed.
without planning permission, the material change of use from a public house to a retail/café use
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- McGlone A
- Postcode
- E1 1DT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the period specified in the enforcement notice for compliance falls short of what should reasonably be allowed
What decided it
The three-month compliance period specified in the enforcement notice is reasonable for ceasing a business use, and the appellant failed to demonstrate that an alternative period should be allowed.
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