113 OLD CHURCH ROAD, CHINGFORD, LONDON, E4 6ST

the reduction of the hairdressing shop area to create a one person studio

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Harding C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers in terms outlook, privacy and amenity space
Whether the proposed development would provide adequate arrangements for the storage of cycles, vehicles, and waste

What decided it

The proposed development would fail to provide any private outdoor amenity space for the future occupier and would lack adequate arrangements for cycle and waste storage, resulting in unacceptable living conditions and conflict with the development plan.

Framework references: 60

Plan policies cited: WFLPCS Policy CS2, WFLPCS Policy CS13, WFLPCS Policy CS7, WFLPDM Policy DM7, WFLPDM Policy DM16, WFLPDM Policy DM32

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