Planning appeal decision
Second Floor, 22 Osborn Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 6TD
Planning appeal 3333431 at Second Floor, 22 Osborn Street, Tower Hamlets, London, E1 6TD (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 3 July 2024 by Inspector Phillips B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to the noise impact of the existing commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development.
the change of use of the second floor from commercial/business/service to 1 x self-contained residential unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Phillips B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to the noise impact of the existing commercial premises on the intended occupiers of the development
- Whether the proposed development would be granted planning permission under Article 3, Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO with regard to the transport impacts of the development
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that impacts of noise from commercial premises on the intended occupiers would be acceptable, as required by paragraph MA.2(2)(d) of the GPDO.
What the Inspector cited
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 114
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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