®Planning appeal decision
Land at 25 Rolls Park Road, London, E4 9BH
Planning appeal 3259578 at Land at 25 Rolls Park Road, London, E4 9BH (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2022 by Inspector Moss J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the supply of large family homes.
(i) Without planning permission, the subdivision of the Land to facilitate the material change of use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to two separate self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3) and internal alterations which facilitate this material change of use. (ii) Without planning permission, alterations to the front façade to facilitate the unauthorised material change of use of the dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to two separate self-contained dwellings (Use Class C3)
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Moss J
- Postcode
- E4 9BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the supply of large family homes
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the appeal site, with particular regard to both internal and external space
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the site and the surrounding area
What decided it
The development caused unacceptable harm to the supply of large family homes in the Borough and provided substandard accommodation with inadequate internal and external space that failed to meet development plan policies, with no material considerations of sufficient weight to justify permission.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM6Policy D6Policy DM7Policy DM5Policy DM32Policy CS2Policy CS13Policy DM2Policy DM4Policy DM29Policy CS15Policy D3
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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