Planning appeal decision
High Street, Walthamstow, E17 7DB
Planning appeal 3285220 at High Street, Walthamstow, E17 7DB (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 April 2022 by Inspector Savage K, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed change of use would accord with relevant development plan policies relating to the provision and mix of housing.
conversion of upper floors into small HMO
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Savage K
- Postcode
- E17 7DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed change of use would accord with relevant development plan policies relating to the provision and mix of housing
- Whether the proposal would provide acceptable standards of accommodation
What decided it
The permanent loss of a larger family home in a restricted conversion location, combined with substandard floorspace that would result in unacceptable living conditions, outweighed the benefits of providing additional smaller units.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy CS13Policy DM5Policy DM6
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
Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.
With an account
What an account adds to this decision


More decisions in Waltham Forest London Borough Council
The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2022
- Allowed22 October 20266011485Land Adjoining 120 Warner Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 7DZ
- Allowed20 October 2026601308553 Badlis Road, London, E17 5LG
- Dismissed29 September 20266012954Unit 1, 6 - 10, Central Parade, 137 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 4RT
- Dismissed29 September 20266012953Unit 1, 6 - 10, Central Parade, 137 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 4RT
- Dismissed28 September 20266011926220 Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London, E17 3AY
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.
®