Policy information sourced from Hackney Local Plan 2033

LP39 Over-Concentration of Uses

Hot Food Takeaways

Proposals for new hot food takeaways (A5 use class) will only be permitted where all the following criteria are met:

  1. It is located within a designated centre and would not result in more than 5% of the units in the centre as a whole being A5 uses; and
  2. There would at least three non-A5 units between the proposed use and an existing A5 use; and
  3. It is not located within 400 metres of the boundary of a primary school, secondary school or community college; and
  4. A commitment is made to operate in compliance with the Council’s Healthy Catering Commitment.

Betting Shops and Payday Loan Shops

Proposals for new betting shops or payday loan shops (sui generis uses) will only be permitted where:

  1. It is located within a designated centre and would not result in more than 5% of the units in the centre being a betting shop or payday loan shop; and
  2. There would be at least three other town centre uses between the proposed use and an existing betting shop or payday loan shop

For more information please see the Hackney Local Plan 2033