480-510 Larkshall Road, London, Waltham Forest, E4 9HH

the demolition of the existing buildings and erection of a five to seven storeys residential-led, mixed use development comprising 68 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), flexible commercial spaces (Use Class E), flexible space for community facilities/non-residential institution (Use Class F1) and a new public train station entrance together with public realm improvements, landscaping, private and communal amenity spaces, children's play space, waste and refuse facilities, secure cycle storage facilities, public cycle hub (24 cycle parking spaces), accessible car parking and associated works

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: McDonald K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of Highams Park District Centre
The effect of the proposal upon the existing transport network, traffic and parking in the area
Whether the proposal would make the most effective use of land and enhance connectivity at Highams Park railway station
Whether the proposal would provide an acceptable housing mix
Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents, with specific reference to amenity space

What decided it

The substantial public benefit of delivering a new, better-located and accessible railway station entrance, secured and safeguarded through the planning obligation, tipped the balance decisively in favour of the scheme.

the limited harm from a modest shortfall in outdoor amenity space was outweighed by the benefits of the new railway station entrance, brownfield housing delivery, carbon reduction and economic benefits, such that the proposal complied with the development plan as a whole

Plan policies cited: Policy CS15, Policy D3, Policy D9, Policy D4, Policy CS2, Policy DM29, Policy CDP1, Policy CDP2, Policy T6, Policy T1, Policy CS7, Policy DM16, Policy T3, Policy DM14, Policy TPR1, Policy DM5, Policy H10, Policy DM7, Policy S4

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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