®Planning appeal decision
130 Clapton Common, LONDON, E5 9AG
change of use from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a Synagogue (Use Class F1(f))
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed change of use would be acceptable having regard to the development plan and policies relevant to (i) the provision of family housing, and (ii) the provision of places of worship
What decided it
The demonstrable and pressing need for a synagogue to serve the Pnei Menachem community, with little realistic prospect of that need being met other than through loss of the residential floorspace, outweighed the harm from loss of the dwelling.
the significant weight attached to provision of the community facility for use as a place of worship outweighed the loss of the dwelling, which was no longer particularly well-suited to family occupation, so the harm and development plan conflict were outweighed by other considerations
Plan policies cited: Policy GG4 of the LP, Policy PP4 of the LP33, Policy H14 of the LP33, Policy H8 of the LP, Policy LP24 of the LP33, Policy AAP5, Policy S1 of the LP, Policy LP45 of the LP33, LP33 Policy LP8, Policy LP14
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.