121A-121C & 123A-123D High Street, London, E13 9HH

Retrospective planning application for the development of a dormer loft above the residential block of flats to create additional living space. Application site is 121-123 High Road Plaistow E13 9HH (not listed on planning portal) (This application is within the setting of two Grade II Listed Buildings – Coach and horses public house & Passmore Edwards library

Authority: London Borough of Newham
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Other minor developments
Inspector: Jones H

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the development upon the character and appearance of the host building and the area
Whether appropriate living conditions would be provided for the residential occupiers of the appeal site with particular reference to their private internal and outside space
Whether appropriate provision would be made for waste and recycling
The provision made for biodiversity enhancement

What decided it

The development conflicts with the development plan taken as a whole on all four main issues—character and appearance, living conditions, waste and recycling, and biodiversity enhancement—with no material considerations of sufficient weight to outweigh these harms.

Framework references: 130, 174

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SP5, Policy D3, Policy D6, Policy INF3, Policy SC4, Policy G6, Policy G1, Policy G5, Policy SC1, Policy SC2, Policy SC3, Policy SC5, Policy SP2, Policy SI8

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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