18 Forest Drive West, Waltham Forest, E11 1LA

construction of dormer roof extension to main rear roof, together with installation of three roof lights to front roof slope and alteration to ground floor rear elevation fenestration in connection with change of use of use of 12-person HMO (Sui Generis) to five residential unit- 5 x 1-bedroom self-contained flats (Class C3) with associated hard and soft landscaping; refuse and recycling facilities and secure cycle storage

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Harrison F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the supply of family homes in the borough

What decided it

The proposal would harm the supply of family housing in the borough by converting a property physically capable of being a four-bedroom family home into five one-bedroom flats, in conflict with Policies CS2 and DM5 which seek to protect larger homes and maintain a mixed housing offer.

Plan policies cited: Policy CS2, Policy CS15, Policy DM5, Policy DM6, Policy DM7, Policy DM29

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