®Planning appeal decision
171 Wadham Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4HU
Planning appeal 3284976 at 171 Wadham Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4HU (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 21 December 2021 by Inspector Barnes D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the streetscene and surrounding area.
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
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Barnes D
- Postcode
- E17 4HU
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS5Policy CS4Policy DM35Policy DM4London Plan Policy G6London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy GG6London Plan Policy SI 13London Plan Policy SI 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.