Planning appeal decision
Barclays Bank Plc, 80-82 Deptford High Street, London, SE8 4RT
Planning appeal 3335264 at Barclays Bank Plc, 80-82 Deptford High Street, London, SE8 4RT (London Borough of Lewisham) was allowed on 23 July 2024 by Inspector Guest H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the public health and wellbeing of the community and the vitality and viability of the Deptford District Town Centre.
change of use from a bank (Class E) to a betting shop (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Guest H
- Postcode
- SE8 4RT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the public health and wellbeing of the community and the vitality and viability of the Deptford District Town Centre
What decided it
The proposal would bring a vacant primary shopping frontage unit back into use without creating a concentration of gambling establishments, thereby enhancing town centre vitality without demonstrable harm to public health and wellbeing.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SD6 of the London Plan (2021)Core Strategy Policy 6Policy E9 of the London Plan (2021)DM Policy 14 of the Lewisham Local Development Framework Development Management Local Plan (2014)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 90
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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