®Planning appeal decision
198 Green Street, Forest Gate, London, E7 8JT
Planning appeal 3359544 at 198 Green Street, Forest Gate, London, E7 8JT (London Borough of Newham) was dismissed on 11 July 2025 by Inspector Whitfield H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of nearby designated town and local centres.
the change of use of part of the existing ground floor from residential (Class C3 (a)) to retail use (class E(a)) including internal alterations with self-containment of the remaining part ground floor, first and second floors to provide a four bedroom family flat unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
- Postcode
- E7 8JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the vitality and viability of nearby designated town and local centres
- whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants of the flat with particular regard to internal space, daylight and outlook
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate through a sequential test that no suitable town centre or edge-of-centre sites were available, combined with the risk of cumulative harm to the vitality and viability of designated centres through out-of-centre retail development, outweighed the acceptable living conditions that would be provided.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy S1Policy SP6Policy SP7Policy J1Policy INF5Policy SD6Policy SD7Policy SD8Policy D6Policy H1Policy H8Policy H9Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy H4Policy GG4Policy D3
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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.
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