®Planning appeal decision
3 Blackstock Road , Hackney, London, , N4 2JF
the change of use from Class E Commercial, Business and Service to Sui Generis Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) use together with shopfront alterations
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the vitality, viability, and character of the town centre
- the health and well-being of the local community
- the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise, disturbance and anti-social behaviour
- the character and appearance of the host building and surrounding area
What decided it
The absence of any harmful overconcentration of adult gaming centres within the defined district centre, combined with the lack of substantive site-specific evidence demonstrating harm to health, wellbeing, living conditions or character, meant the proposal accorded with the development plan and no material considerations outweighed this finding.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP34, Policy LP38, Policy LP39, Policy LP9, Policy LP2, Policy LP1, Policy LP58, Policy SD6, Policy D3, Policy D14
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.