®Planning appeal decision
42-48 High Road, South Woodford, London, E18 2QL
upward extension of one additional storey to the existing 3 storey building to add an additional 9 C3 residential apartments
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- McDonagh C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building, local area and the setting of a Listed Building
- Whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for prospective future occupiers with regards to private amenity space
What decided it
The statutory duty to preserve the setting of the Grade II Listed Building, combined with the less than substantial heritage harm and failure to provide suitable living conditions, provided a clear reason for refusal that outweighed the housing supply benefits under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The significant housing land shortfall and contribution of nine dwellings in a sustainable location weighed substantially in favour, but the less than substantial harm to the Listed Building's setting, to which the Framework attaches great weight, and the failure to provide suitable living conditions outweighed these benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 199, 202
Plan policies cited: LP26, LP29, LP33, HC1, D6
Judgments cited: Shimbles v City of Bradford MBC [2018] EWHC 195 (Admin)
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