®Planning appeal decision
1 Ewellhurst Road, ILFORD, IG5 0PE
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy LP5, Policy LP6, Policy LP26, Policy LP29, Policy LP33, Policy LP38, Policy LP39
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE [JPL 1982 P37]
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.