®Planning appeal decision
256 Green Lanes, Hackney, N4 2HE, London, N4 2HE
Planning appeal 3369958 at 256 Green Lanes, Hackney, N4 2HE, London, N4 2HE (London Borough of Hackney) was allowed on 3 November 2025 by Inspector Burley P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the appeal scheme is acceptable in land use terms with specific regard to housing and community uses.
the temporary 5-year use of 256 Green Lanes as a hand car wash (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Burley P
- Postcode
- N4 2HE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal scheme is acceptable in land use terms with specific regard to housing and community uses
- the effect on living conditions of occupiers of nearby residential properties with specific regard to noise and disturbance
- the transport effects of the development with specific regard to car use, pedestrians and cyclists
- biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The appeal scheme would not conflict with the development plan when taken as a whole, as the temporary use would not prejudice the longer-term ability to deliver housing and community uses identified in the local plan allocation, and the proposed conditions would adequately mitigate impacts on living conditions, transport and other matters.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Hackney Local Plan LP33 Site allocation MH3Hackney Local Plan Policy LP8Hackney Local Plan Policy LP12Hackney Local Plan Policy LP13Hackney Local Plan Policy LP2Hackney Local Plan Policy LP41Hackney Local Plan Policy LP42Hackney Local Plan Policy LP43Hackney Local Plan Policy LP54Hackney Local Plan Policy LP55London Plan Policy S1London Plan Policy D14London Plan Policy T1London Plan Policy T2London Plan Policy T4London Plan Policy SI 2
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.