®Planning appeal decision
80A Ellesmere Road, London, E3 5QX
Planning appeal 3300090 at 80A Ellesmere Road, London, E3 5QX (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 17 February 2023 by Inspector Marigold O, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area including the Driffield Road Conservation Area.
demolition of existing lower ground and ground floor outrigger to facilitate a full width lower ground floor extension with excavation of garden and landscaping, ground floor extension with timber cladding
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Marigold O
- Postcode
- E3 5QX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the area including the Driffield Road Conservation Area
What decided it
The size, scale, mass, design and materials of the proposal would appear incongruous and discordant with the consistency, uniformity and rhythm of the conservation area, causing less than substantial harm to its significance that was not outweighed by the minor public benefits.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4Policy HC1Policy S.DH1Policy S.DH3
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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