®Planning appeal decision
Briar Court, 281 Forest Road, Leytonstone, E11 1LD
erection of additional part 1, part 2 storeys to provide six new flats, together with elevational improvements and new associated cycle and refuse stores
- Authority
- Waltham Forest London Borough Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hunter A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building and the area, with particular regard to its density, scale, and design
- whether the proposed development would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed development, in terms of private outdoor space
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the host building and those at No. 283 Forest Road, with particular regard to light, outlook and the use of an outside drying area
- the effect of the proposal on existing trees
- the effects of construction logistics on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would be harmful to the character and appearance of the area through its increased scale and flat-roofed design, would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers by not providing the required private external amenity space, and lacked sufficient information to assess impacts on trees and construction logistics.
Framework references: 135
Plan policies cited: Policy 53, Policy 56, Policy 57, Policy 80, Policy 3, Policy T4, Policy T7
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