686 High Road, North Finchley, Barnet , LONDON, N12 9PT

the change of use of the ground floor premises from bar/pub drinking establishment use to sui generis adult gaming centre use and minor alterations to the frontage

Authority: London Borough of Barnet
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: leisure-sport · Change of use
Inspector: Wright A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the loss of the public house on the vitality and viability of North Finchley town centre
the effect of the proposed adult gaming centre on the vitality and viability of North Finchley town centre
the effect of the proposed adult gaming centre on the health and wellbeing of local residents

What decided it

The Inspector found no harm to town centre vitality/viability or to residents' health and wellbeing, so the proposal accorded with the development plan with no material considerations to outweigh this.

the proposal would accord with the development plan and there are no material considerations that outweigh this finding

Plan policies cited: Policy SD6, Policy HC6, Policy HC7, Policy DM13, Policy DM11, Policy CS6, Policy DM01, Policy TOW03, Policy CHW04

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