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Application
What is it?
Change of use of ground floor from warehouse (Use Class B8) to caf� (Use Class E)
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Decision
What happened?
Refused on 29 Jan 2024 — 17 weeks from submission (9 over the 8-week target).
Timeline
Date
Event
2 Oct 2023
Application received
5 Dec 2023
Application validated
29 Jan 2024
Statutory target date
29 Jan 2024
Delegated decision: Refused
2 Oct 2023
Application received
5 Dec 2023
Application validated
29 Jan 2024
Statutory target date
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29 Jan 2024
Delegated decision: Refused
Why it was refused
Reason
As stated on the decision notice
1
The proposed use of part of the ground floor the premises as a café would
result in an inappropriate, non-conforming use that would compromise the integrity
and effectiveness of the Locally Strategic Industrial Location, conflicting with the aims
and objectives of policies E4 and E5 of the London Plan (2021) and policy 1.1(c) of the
Ealing Development (Core) Strategy 2026.
2
The existing external alterations of the property was made without planning
permission and subjected to a planning enforcement notice, by reason of its design,
appearance and materials, has a detrimental effect on the character and appearance
of the host property, adjacent industrial building and wider Strategic Industrial
Location, contrary to Policies D1, D2, E4 and E5 of the London Plan (2021), Policies
7.4 and 7B of Ealing's Adopted Development Management Development Plan
Document, 2013 and Policies 1.1(c) and 3.2 of the Development Strategy.
1
The proposed use of part of the ground floor the premises as a café would
result in an inappropriate, non-conforming use that would compromise the integrity
and effectiveness of the Locally Strategic Industrial Location, conflicting with the aims
and objectives of policies E4 and E5 of the London Plan (2021) and policy 1.1(c) of the
Ealing Development (Core) Strategy 2026.
2
The existing external alterations of the property was made without planning
permission and subjected to a planning enforcement notice, by reason of its design,
appearance and materials, has a detrimental effect on the character and appearance
of the host property, adjacent industrial building and wider Strategic Industrial
Location, contrary to Policies D1, D2, E4 and E5 of the London Plan (2021), Policies
7.4 and 7B of Ealing's Adopted Development Management Development Plan
Document, 2013 and Policies 1.1(c) and 3.2 of the Development Strategy.
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Other applications within 250 metres (context — nearby, not this application)
No other geocoded decision is recorded within 250 metres.