®Planning appeal decision
St Michael and All Angels, Leonard Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 4QX
temporary use of land (2 years) at the former church as a sui generis event and exhibition space (maximum number of attendees to be 400, hours of opening: Mon to Thurs 09:00-22:30, Fri to Sat 09:00-23:30 and Sun 10:00-22:00)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Change of use
- Inspector
- Webb B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed use could be operated safely in relation to fire risk
- whether the proposed use would preserve a Grade I listed building
- the effects of the proposed use on the living conditions of occupants of adjacent dwellings, and on users of Mark Street Gardens in relation to noise and disturbance
- the effects of the proposed use on the highway network
- whether the use could operate with inclusive access
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate that the proposed use could be operated safely in relation to fire risk, combined with insufficient information to discharge the statutory duty to preserve the Grade I listed building.
Plan policies cited: Policy D12 of the London Plan 2021, Policy SD4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy LP2 of the Hackney Local Plan 2020, Policy LP38 of the Hackney Local Plan 2020, Policy LP58 of the Hackney Local Plan 2020, Policy D14 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T7(G) of the London Plan 2021, Policy LP45(D) of the Hackney Local Plan 2020, Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy LP43 of the Hackney Local Plan 2020, Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy LP42 of the Hackney Local Plan 2020, Policy T3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T5 of the London Plan 2021, Policy LP44 of the Hackney Local Plan 2020, Policy D5 of the London Plan 2021, Policy LP1 of the Hackney Local Plan 2020
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.