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RESOLVED:
 
Cabinet is recommended to:
 
Approve the confirmation of an Article 4
Direction (A4D) (Appendix 1) to withdraw the permitted development
(“PD”) rights granted by Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA
of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development)
(England) Order 2015 (as amended) (“the GDPO”) for
changes of use from Class E to a dwellinghouse (Class C3) in Hackney’s
Designated Industrial Areas (as shown in Appendix 2).
 
REASONS FOR DECISION
 
The Council considers that the permitted development right
allowing change of use from Use Class E (commercial, business and
services) to C3 (dwellinghouse)  may
constitute a threat to the amenities, economy and jobs of the
Borough and would be prejudicial to the proper planning of the
Borough, in particular the Council’s ability to prevent the
loss of uses which contribute to the wider strategic aims for the
area.
 
The Article 4 Direction is considered necessary because the
Council’s designated industrial areas planning policies are
based on robust evidence which establish a need to protect
industrial and employment uses in the Priority Industrial Areas and
Locally Significant Industrial Sites. The Article 4 Direction
enables full consideration of proposals at the planning application
stage. The permitted development rights would undermine the
operation of these policies and may impact negatively on the
provision of industrial spaces, employment spaces and jobs in the
Borough.
 
DETAILS OF ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND
REJECTED
 
Details of Alternative Options Considered and
Rejected
 
The alternative option is not to confirm the Article 4
Direction. This has been rejected because the Council would be
unable to protect commercial, business and service floorspace in accordance with adopted planning
policies and this would negatively impact on the provision of jobs,
and in the longer term possibly change the character, function and
commercial viability of the designated industrial areas.