®Planning appeal decision
1 Ewellhurst Road, Ilford, IG5 0PE
Planning appeal 3267059 at 1 Ewellhurst Road, Ilford, IG5 0PE (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 16 September 2021 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the sub-division on the Borough's stock of larger homes suitable for family occupation.
the conversion of existing dwelling to two self-contained dwellings
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- IG5 0PE
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the sub-division on the Borough's stock of larger homes suitable for family occupation
- Whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for the future occupiers of the host dwelling, with regards to the provision of private amenity space
- The effect of the sub-division on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regards to noise, general disturbance, and traffic
- The effect of the conversion on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
What decided it
The absence of a secured mechanism to mitigate the impact on the Epping Forest SAC, combined with the conflict with Policy LP6 (location outside a centre) and the inadequate private amenity space for Flat 1, meant the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefit.
The modest contribution to housing supply in an area without a five-year supply was given moderate weight in support, but the cumulative harm from conflicts with Policies LP6 and LP29 (amenity space and SAC mitigation) significantly and demonstrably outweighed this benefit when assessed against the NPPF as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP5Policy LP6Policy LP26Policy LP29Policy LP33Policy LP38Policy LP39
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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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