®Planning appeal decision
111A Commercial Road, LONDON, E1 1RD
without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises from a café/coffee shop (Class E) to a takeaway (sui -generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Change of use
- Inspector
- McGlone A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the compliance period specified in the enforcement notice falls short of what should reasonably be allowed under section 174(2)(g)
What decided it
The clear unacceptability of a takeaway use at this location under development plan policies due to proximity to schools, combined with the health impacts on children, outweighed the employment considerations and made extension of the compliance period unreasonable.
The employment benefits to two full-time employees and the wider unemployment context in Tower Hamlets were outweighed by the health impacts of prolonging the takeaway operation near schools and the clear policy prohibition on such uses in this location.
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.