Planning appeal decision
74 Vicarage Road, Leyton, London, E10 5EA
Planning appeal 3293933 at 74 Vicarage Road, Leyton, London, E10 5EA (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 11 October 2022 by Inspector McGurk N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a 3m single storey rear extension
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- McGurk N
- Postcode
- E10 5EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposed extension would result in a long and bulky single storey projection that would appear to dominate the host dwelling and harm the character and appearance of the area.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy D4Policy CS15Policy DM4Policy DM29
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.
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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.
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