Arches, 189-201 Morning Lane, Hackney, London, E9 6LJ

the change of use of arches at 189-201 Morning Lane from industrial and storage (B1 and B8 uses) to retail (A1 use). Installation of new shopfronts to front elevation and louvres to rear elevation, erection of two single storey detached kiosks for retail use (A1 use), landscaping, refuse/recycling facilities and bicycle parking, without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 2012/2585, dated 5 December 2012

Authority: London Borough of Hackney
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: retail · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Butcher C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the removal of the condition would be acceptable in policy terms

What decided it

The removal of condition 12 provides the potential to maximise employment-generating uses within class E on the site, which is sufficient to conform with local plan policies requiring maximisation of employment uses in Priority Industrial Areas, despite the current lawful use being retail.

Plan policies cited: LP26, LP28, E2, E4

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