75 Grove Road, LONDON, E17 9BU

described in the application form as new commercial entrance and new one-bedroom flat to the rear with a separate entrance from the rear. The first floor flat to have its own entrance off Grove Road. Refurbishment of the shop front and internal flats

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Cowley R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposed ground floor flat would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and external space provision, outlook and natural light
Whether the proposal would provide an acceptable level of cycle parking
Whether the proposal would provide adequate refuse and recycling storage provision
The effect the development would have on car parking conditions and consequently highway safety

What decided it

The proposal's failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers, particularly regarding restricted outlook, limited natural light, and inadequate external amenity space, combined with unacceptable cycle parking and refuse storage arrangements, meant the scheme was contrary to the development plan taken as a whole.

Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy CS13 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy CS15 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy DM7 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, Policy DM32 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, Policy DM23 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, Policy T5 of the London Plan, Policy CS7 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy DM16 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, Policy DM15 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, Policy CS6 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy, Policy SI7 of the London Plan

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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