®Planning appeal decision
340 Grove Green Road, London, E11 4EA
Planning appeal 3327518 at 340 Grove Green Road, London, E11 4EA (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 May 2024 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers in respect of external amenity space, including private space.
the conversion of existing upper floor dwellingflat into two dwellingflats with a first-floor rear extension and loft conversion with dormer and rooflights
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- English D
- Postcode
- E11 4EA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers in respect of external amenity space, including private space
- Whether satisfactory living conditions would be provided for future occupiers in respect of internal space
- Whether the proposal makes adequate provision through planning obligations in respect of: (i) car parking arrangements, (ii) sustainable transport including walking and cycling, (iii) mitigation of development effects on European Sites, and (iv) appropriate pre-commencement surveys and post-completion repair of the highway
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- The effect of the proposal on highway safety in respect of construction logistics
What decided it
The proposal would fail to provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers in respect of both external amenity space and internal floor space, contrary to development plan policies and national guidance on housing quality standards.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 3Policy 20Policy 53Policy 56Policy 57Policy 60Policy 61Policy 65Policy 66Policy D6 of The London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 12Paragraph 57Paragraph 56Paragraph 209
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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