®Planning appeal decision
964 Eastern Avenue, Ilford, IG2 7JD
Planning appeal 3308684 at 964 Eastern Avenue, Ilford, IG2 7JD (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 13 September 2023 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to internal living space, privacy, outlook, daylight and sunlight.
Demolish existing storage/warehouse unit to rear. Change of use of part ground floor (rear) from Retail to Residential. Loft conversion with a rear dormer to enlarge existing flat. Two storey rear extension. 2x new one bedroom flats. Three front rooflights. Alterations to fenestrations. Associated waste and cycle store
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- IG2 7JD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to internal living space, privacy, outlook, daylight and sunlight
- The effect of the proposed development on living conditions for occupiers of the neighbouring property at No 962 Eastern Avenue, with particular regard to outlook and a sense of enclosure
- Whether the development would make acceptable and appropriate storage arrangements for commercial refuse
What decided it
The failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of Flats 2 and 3, combined with potential significant harm to neighbouring living conditions and inadequate commercial refuse storage arrangements, outweighed the modest housing delivery benefits when assessed against the Framework.
the modest social and economic benefits of two additional dwellings on a sustainable location were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to living conditions for future and neighbouring occupiers and the inadequate refuse storage arrangements
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP29Policy LP26Policy LP24Policy D6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
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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