®Planning appeal decision
171 Wadham Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4HU
to convert an existing front garden into a hardstanding car parking area. Remove front garden wall. Hardstanding to be paved with permeable block units. Employ Local Authority to create dropped kerb and crossover
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barnes D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the streetscene and surrounding area
- the risk of flooding
What decided it
The unacceptable harm that would be caused to the London plane tree by construction of the crossover, which would conflict with Policies CS5 and DM35 protecting healthy trees.
The absence of unacceptable increase in flood risk was significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the unacceptable harm caused to the character and appearance of the streetscene through damage to the London plane tree.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS5, Policy CS4, Policy DM35, Policy DM4, London Plan Policy G6, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy GG6, London Plan Policy SI 13, London Plan Policy SI 12
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.