®Planning appeal decision
Capital House, 841-843 High Road, Leytonstone, E11 1HH
extension at third floor, to the rear, of existing building. To provide one additional residential unit
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pattison B
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the floor to ceiling height of the internal space and outlook
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the host building, with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The proposed unit's floor-to-ceiling height of 2.3 metres falls materially short of the 2.5 metre minimum required by Policy D6 of the London Plan, failing to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers and conflicting with development plan policies requiring high-quality residential accommodation.
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of the London Plan (2021), Policy CS13 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Core Strategy (2012), Policy CS15 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Core Strategy (2012), Policy DM7 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Development Management Policies (2013), Policy DM23 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Development Management Policies (2013), Policy DM32 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Development Management Policies (2013), Policy DM29 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Development Management Policies (2013), Policy CS2 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Core Strategy (2012), Policy DM4 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Development Management Policies (2013)
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.