®Planning appeal decision
149-151a Queens Road , Buckhurst Hill, IG9 5AZ
the front extension above shops and rear extension and side extensions with new roof, together with partial change of use from commercial to residential to create 7 flats, 4 x 1 bedroom, 3 x 2 bedroom, with associated bicycle store and refuse facilities and landscaping
- Authority
- Epping Forest District Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Price A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether a satisfactory standard of accommodation would be provided for future occupants, with particular regard to daylight, sunlight and outlook
- the effect of the proposed development on protected trees
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the site and area
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of 76 and 78 Westbury Lane, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The unacceptable standard of accommodation for future occupants due to poor daylight and outlook, combined with the harmful effect on the protected tree's viability, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of the scheme including housing supply contribution.
The benefits of housing delivery, economic activity, and environmental improvements were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to the standard of accommodation for future occupants and the risk to the viability of the protected tree.
Framework references: 11, 174
Plan policies cited: Policy CP7, Policy CP2, Policy DBE10, Policy DBE9, Policy LL10, Policy DM5, Policy DM9, Policy DM10
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.