®Planning appeal decision
227 Brooke Road, Hackney, London, E5 8AB
the 'change of use of premises from former delivery / sorting office to multi-use events space and venue (uses to include meetings, exhibitions, weddings, catering, restaurant / dining events, functions, community functions, bazaars, restaurant, gallery , TV/film shooting & photography). (partially retrospective).’
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Hendley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the provision of industrial floorspace with regard to development plan policy
- highway safety by way of parking
- the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby residential properties due to noise and disturbance
- if there is harm, whether this is outweighed by the benefits of the development
What decided it
The absence of robust marketing evidence demonstrating no demand for the industrial use, combined with an incomplete Transport Statement failing to address parking demand and highway safety impacts, meant the development conflicted with development plan policies on industrial floorspace protection and transport infrastructure, and these harms were not outweighed by the benefits of building reuse and economic generation.
Plan policies cited: Policy LP28, Policy LP27, Policy LP45, Policy T3, Policy LP43, Policy LP2, Policy LP1, Policy D4
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.