®Planning appeal decision
11 Spratt Hall Road, Wanstead, London, E11 2RQ
first floor rear extension and conversion of house to 1 No. 2 bed flat and 1 No. 3 bed flat
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development proposed on the supply of family sized housing in the Borough
- Whether the proposal would provide for satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to external amenity space
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance, light and outlook
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character and appearance of the Wanstead Village Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation
What decided it
The proposal would result in the loss of a larger family-sized dwelling in an area where the Council seeks to retain such properties and would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers due to inadequate private external amenity space, with these adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the limited benefits.
The benefits of providing an additional residential unit in a sustainable location and modest economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of loss of family-sized housing supply and failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, with the proposal therefore not constituting sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 199
Plan policies cited: Policy LP6, Policy LP26, Policy LP29, Policy LP30, Policy LP33, Policy LP38, Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy HC1 of the London Plan
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.