Car Sales Site adjoining 677 Green Lanes, Hornsey, London, N8 0QY

change of use of land from car sales (sui generis) to tyre fitting (B2)

Authority: London Borough of Haringey
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: employment-industrial
Postcode: N8 0QY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the locally listed No. 677 Green Lanes
The effects of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to the levels of noise which would arise from it
The effects of the development on highway safety, with particular regard to pedestrians and cyclists

What decided it

The unacceptable harmful effects on character and appearance of the area and the setting of the locally listed building, combined with unacceptably harmful noise impacts on neighbouring occupiers, outweighed any benefits and conflicted with the development plan taken as a whole.

Framework references: 135

Plan policies cited: Policy SP12, Policy DM1, Policy DM2, Policy D6, Policy D13

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