®Planning appeal decision
17 The Avenue , London, E4 9LB
Planning appeal 3304689 at 17 The Avenue , London, E4 9LB (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 30 May 2023 by Inspector Rafferty C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment to provide a three-storey building (with rooms in the roofspace and lower ground level) comprising 15 self-contained flats with associated amenity space, cycle parking, car- parking and other works
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Rafferty C
- Postcode
- E4 9LB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to light, outlook, privacy and standard of external amenity space
- whether the development would result in the unacceptable loss of family dwellings
- whether the development would result in the unacceptable loss of a HMO
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposal would result in harm to character and appearance, living conditions of future occupiers regarding outlook and external amenity space, and the unacceptable loss of family dwellings and a HMO, which together were not outweighed by identified benefits.
The harm to character and appearance, living conditions of future occupiers regarding outlook and external amenity space, and the unacceptable loss of family dwellings and a HMO was not outweighed by identified benefits, resulting in dismissal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021Policy D6 of the London PlanPolicy H9 of the London PlanPolicy CS2 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy, March 2012Policy CS15 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy, March 2012Policy DM5 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, October 2013Policy DM6 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, October 2013Policy DM7 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, October 2013Policy DM29 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, October 2013Policy DM32 of the London Borough of Waltham Forest Development Management Policies Local Plan, October 2013Policy CDP2 of the Highams Park Neighbourhood Plan, May 2020Policy HDA1 of the Highams Park Neighbourhood Plan
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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