®Planning appeal decision
33a Fladgate Road, London, E11 1LX
Planning appeal 3272099 at 33a Fladgate Road, London, E11 1LX (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 14 October 2021 by Inspector Osgathorp C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: 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.
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
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
- Postcode
- E11 1LX
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS15 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy 2012Policy DM29 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Local Plan Development Management Policies 2013Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021Policy CS7 of the Core StrategyPolicy DM13 of the DMPPolicy DM32 of the DMPPolicy CS2 of the Core StrategyPolicy DM7 of the DMPPolicy DM16 of the DMP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12
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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