®Planning appeal decision
Garage Rear of 23 Fillebrook Road , Leytonstone, E11 4AU
Planning appeal 3264526 at Garage Rear of 23 Fillebrook Road , Leytonstone, E11 4AU (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 16 June 2021 by Inspector Woodwards O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, in particular through the proposed change of use to residential, and in relation to the design, bulk and effect on the streetscene.
demolition of existing garage and construction of a two- storey building including excavation of a basement level to provide a 1-bedroom dwelling (Class C3), with refuse store, cycle parking and associated works
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Woodwards O
- Postcode
- E11 4AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, in particular through the proposed change of use to residential, and in relation to the design, bulk and effect on the streetscene
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook from and light to the bedroom, outlook from the living room, and the size of and light to the private outdoor amenity space
- whether it has been demonstrated that the proposal could achieve Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, in particular those of 21, 23 and 25 Fillebrook Road with regard to outlook, and 23 Fillebrook Road with regard to loss of private outdoor amenity space
What decided it
The proposal fails to comply with multiple development plan policies on character and appearance, living conditions for future occupiers, and sustainability standards, and these failures cannot be overcome.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15Policy CS2Policy CS13Policy CS4Policy DM29Policy DM7Policy DM10Policy DM32Urban Design SPD 2010
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision
More decisions in Waltham Forest London Borough Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2021
- Allowed22 October 20266011485Land Adjoining 120 Warner Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 7DZ
- Allowed20 October 2026601308553 Badlis Road, London, E17 5LG
- Dismissed29 September 20266012954Unit 1, 6 - 10, Central Parade, 137 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 4RT
- Dismissed29 September 20266012953Unit 1, 6 - 10, Central Parade, 137 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 4RT
- Dismissed28 September 20266011926220 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3AY
The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.