®Planning appeal decision
103B High Road Leyton, LONDON, E15 2DE
application to convert existing 3 storey 4 bedroom self contained dwelling into 2 one bedroom self contained dwellings
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development upon the supply of family housing in the Borough
- the living conditions of the future occupiers of the new flat and new maisonette with particular reference to the standard of internal accommodation
What decided it
The development would result in the permanent loss of family housing in a restricted dwelling conversion ward and would create uncertainty about adequate internal heights for future occupiers of the maisonette, both matters attracting significant weight against the scheme and conflicting with the development plan.
The limited benefits of economic activity and housing supply were outweighed by the significant harm to the availability of family housing and the failure to ensure suitable living conditions for future occupiers.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM6, Policy DM5, Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy CS13 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy (2012), Policy CS15 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy (2012), Policy DM7 of the Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013), Policy DM29 of the Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013), Table 8.1 of the Development Management Policies Local Plan (2013)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.