Planning appeal decision
Fireaway, 489 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AU
Planning appeal 3355675 at Fireaway, 489 Kingsland Road, London, E8 4AU (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 10 October 2025 by Inspector Braithwaite J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development that is the subject of the enforcement notice benefits from planning permission or is permitted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015.
the material change of use of the property to a hot food takeaway (Sui Generis) and the installation of an extraction flue to the rear of the property
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Braithwaite J
- Postcode
- E8 4AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development that is the subject of the enforcement notice benefits from planning permission or is permitted under the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)(England) Order 2015
What decided it
The development does not benefit from planning permission and is not permitted under the provisions of the GPDO, therefore the ground (c) appeal fails.
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