Planning appeal decision
Car Sales Site Adjoining 677 Green Lanes, Hornsey, London, N8 0QY
Planning appeal 6004044 at Car Sales Site Adjoining 677 Green Lanes, Hornsey, London, N8 0QY (London Borough of Haringey) was dismissed on 2 June 2026 by Inspector H Jones, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effects of the development on the character and appearance of the area, including the locally listed No. 677 Green Lanes.
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
- Inspector
- H Jones
- 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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP12Policy DM1Policy DM2Policy D6Policy D13
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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