Planning appeal decision
1-20 Serbin Close, London, E10 6JL
Planning appeal 3313005 at 1-20 Serbin Close, London, E10 6JL (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 5 December 2023 by Inspector Radcliffe I, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the external appearance of the building.
the erection of an additional storey of new dwellinghouses immediately above the existing building and the reinstatement of water tanks above (to create 3 x 2-bedroom flats with roof terraces to north and east elevations. Installation of new refuse storage enclosure to match existing and cycle storage provision)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Radcliffe I
- Postcode
- E10 6JL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the external appearance of the building
What decided it
The extant permission for a similar extension to the neighbouring block, combined with the visual integration of the proposed additional storey within its plot and surroundings, demonstrated that the development would complement rather than harm the external appearance of the building.
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