®Planning appeal decision
1 Albert Road, Belvedere, DA17 5LQ
Planning appeal 3335249 at 1 Albert Road, Belvedere, DA17 5LQ (London Borough of Bexley) was dismissed on 25 July 2024 by Inspector Buchanan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the site is an appropriate location for a hot food takeaway having regard to the existing concentration of such uses in the Upper Belvedere town centre and the proximity of the Lessness Heath Primary School.
change of use of a building from commercial, business and service (Use Class E) to a hot food takeaway (Use Class Sui Generis) and provision of extraction flue and shop front change
- Authority
- London Borough of Bexley
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Buchanan R
- Postcode
- DA17 5LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the site is an appropriate location for a hot food takeaway having regard to the existing concentration of such uses in the Upper Belvedere town centre and the proximity of the Lessness Heath Primary School
- the effect of car and scooter movements associated with the proposed use on parking and the free flow of traffic and highway safety
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with development plan policies DP9 and DP24 by exacerbating an overconcentration of takeaway uses in the town centre and failing to demonstrate that car and scooter movements would not adversely affect highway safety and traffic flow at a complex junction near a primary school.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DP9Policy DP24Policy E9
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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