®Planning appeal decision
Land to the rear of 37 Livingstone Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 9AU
demolition of garages and construction of four 2 storey houses and one single storey house to provide 5 x 2-bedroom units with associated refuse and bicycle storages
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Smith A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect upon the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not the site would be suitably accessible by emergency services, including for the purposes of firefighting
- Whether or not acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the development would be provided, having particular regard to the availability of private garden space and the proposed design of first-floor bedroom window openings
- The effect upon the living conditions of adjoining residential occupiers, having particular regard to outlook and privacy
- Whether or not sufficient external lighting details have been provided
What decided it
The significant harm to the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers through loss of privacy, exacerbated by the absence of appropriate mechanisms to secure car-free development and carbon offsetting contributions, outweighed the modest benefits of the scheme.
The modest benefits of five additional residential units and limited economic gains did not outweigh the significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of privacy and the failure to secure car-free development and carbon offsetting, resulting in conflict with the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS15, Policy DM29, Policy CS2, Policy CS13, Policy DM7, Policy DM32, Policy CS6, Policy DM13, Policy DM16, Policy DM10, Policy CS16, Policy DM14, Policy DM23, Policy DM24
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