Planning appeal decision
The Land at Suttons Wharf, Palmers Road, London, E2 0RY
Planning appeal 3363094 at The Land at Suttons Wharf, Palmers Road, London, E2 0RY (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 13 July 2026 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the enforcement notice was properly served (ground (e)).
Installation of an access barrier
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- other · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ghafoor A
- Postcode
- E2 0RY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice was properly served (ground (e))
- Whether the steps required by the notice are excessive (ground (f))
What decided it
The steps required by the enforcement notice are not excessive or disproportionate because nothing short of total compliance with the notice's requirements can remedy the breach of planning control.
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- Newham LBC v Miah [2016] EWHC 1043 (Admin); Oldham MBC v Tanna [2017] 1 WLR 1970
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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