®Planning appeal decision
Hedge Court, 103 Hainault Road, Leytonstone, E11 1DU
prior approval for the construction of a roof extension on a residential block to create a 3rd floor providing 3 self-contained flats (3 x 1-bed) (use class C3). Works include the provision of refuse/cycle storage and associated landscaping
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Ollerenshaw M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether prior approval should be granted having particular regard to the external appearance of the building
- The impact on the amenity of the existing building and neighbouring premises with respect to loss of light
What decided it
The proposed fourth storey would appear noticeably taller and bulkier than the two and three storey properties on this stretch of Hainault Road, creating a jarring and dominant effect that would be unsympathetic and unduly obtrusive, contrary to NPPF paragraph 120 and local design policies.
Framework references: 120
Plan policies cited: Policy CS15, Policy DM29
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