17 Stoke Newington Road, LONDON, N16 8BH

‘this application seeks retrospective planning permission for the installation of external removal seating associated with the existing restaurant, along with the erection of a fixed pergola structure featuring a retractable roof’

Authority: London Borough of Hackney
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector: Unwin N

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the Dalston Conservation Area
highway safety

What decided it

The development's failure to preserve the character and appearance of the Dalston Conservation Area as a designated heritage asset, combined with unacceptable highway safety impacts from the fixed pergola obstruction in the footway, outweighed the limited economic benefits claimed.

Framework references: 212, 215, 85

Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy LP1, Policy LP3, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy T4, Policy LP41, Policy LP42, Policy LP43, Policy LP44

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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