Planning appeal decision
Garages Adjacent 78 Brighton Avenue, London, E17 7NF
Planning appeal 3316330 at Garages Adjacent 78 Brighton Avenue, London, E17 7NF (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was allowed on 21 November 2023 by Inspector Moore J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the condition restricting permitted development rights is reasonable or necessary with respect to the reason given for its imposition and the tests in the National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Practice Guidance.
Residential Development. Erection of two x 2 bed houses and provision of garages without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref 1999/0790 dated 27 September 1999
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Moore J
- Postcode
- E17 7NF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the condition restricting permitted development rights is reasonable or necessary with respect to the reason given for its imposition and the tests in the National Planning Policy Framework and Planning Practice Guidance
What decided it
The Council failed to robustly demonstrate specific harm that would arise from reinstatement of permitted development rights, making the blanket removal of such rights unreasonable and unnecessary.
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