®Planning appeal decision
9 Prescot Street, London, E1 8PR
Planning appeal 3345893 at 9 Prescot Street, London, E1 8PR (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 25 November 2024 by Inspector McGlone A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the provision of employment office floorspace in the borough.
the change of use from office use (Class E) to a dual hybrid use for higher education uses (Class F1(a)) and office use (Class E)
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Change of use
- Inspector
- McGlone A
- Postcode
- E1 8PR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the provision of employment office floorspace in the borough
What decided it
The proposal would result in a net loss of employment office floorspace within a Secondary Preferred Office Location and the Central Activities Zone, conflicting with the development plan's requirement to protect and maximise office floorspace in these designated locations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S.EMP1Policy D.EMP3Policy D.EMP4Policy D.CF3London Plan Policy SD4London Plan Policy SD5
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 127
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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