1 Alie Street, London, E1 8DE

the change of use of part ground, first, second and third floors from Class E (Office) to flexible use Class E/Class F1(Education)

Authority: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Hearing
Development: employment-industrial · Change of use
Inspector: Worley E

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the provision of employment land.

What decided it

The oversupply and declining demand for office space, combined with the significant benefits of reusing vacant floorspace for education, outweighed the conflict with employment protection policies.

The significant benefits of re-using vacant office floorspace for education and associated economic and training benefits outweighed the conflict with policies protecting employment floorspace and the development plan as a whole.

Plan policies cited: Policy D.EMP3, Policy S.EMP1, Policy SD4, Policy D.EMP4, Policy E2, Key objective 2

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