®Planning appeal decision
33a Fladgate Road, LONDON, E11 1LX
prior approval for the construction of a roof extension to a detached block of flats to create a new second and third floor providing 2 x 2 bed and 2 x 1 bed self-contained flats (Class C3) with provision for bicycle parking
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted with regard to Part 20, Class A paragraphs A.2(1)(a) and (e) relating to transport and highway impacts (construction activities) and external appearance of the building
- Whether prior approval should be granted with regard to Part 20, Class A paragraphs A.2(1)(a) and (f) relating to transport and highway impacts (parking) and provision of adequate natural light in habitable rooms (Appeal A only)
What decided it
The proposals would cause significant harm to the external appearance of the building by projecting conspicuously above adjacent rooflines with poor design quality and blocky massing, appearing dominant and jarring in the street scene contrary to the consistent rhythm of 2-storey residential buildings.
Framework references: 12
Plan policies cited: Policy CS15 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy 2012, Policy DM29 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Local Plan Development Management Policies 2013, Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy CS7 of the Core Strategy, Policy DM13 of the DMP, Policy DM32 of the DMP, Policy CS2 of the Core Strategy, Policy DM7 of the DMP, Policy DM16 of the DMP
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.