Wycliffe House, 245-247 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4TD

fourth floor addition on roof to create 1x2 bedroom self-contained apartment with terrace and associated waste/refuse, cycle store and car parking. Listed building consent sought under application reference 4461/20

Authority: London Borough of Redbridge
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Rose P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposed scheme upon the special architectural and historic interest of the former Wycliffe Congregational Church, a Grade II listed building, and whether the proposal would preserve the building or its setting or any features of special architectural or historic interest which it possesses

What decided it

The limited public benefits of one additional dwelling and economic activity were insufficient to outweigh the less than substantial harm to the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building.

the less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building outweighed the limited public benefits of one additional dwelling and economic activity

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy HC1, Policy D3, Policy LP26, Policy LP33

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