®Planning appeal decision
137 Grange Road, Redbridge, Ilford, IG1 1HA
Planning appeal 3328515 at 137 Grange Road, Redbridge, Ilford, IG1 1HA (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 13 June 2024 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed change of use would be acceptable, with particular regard to the proposed housing mix and the effect on the supply of family-sized dwellings.
conversion of existing dwelling into two flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- IG1 1HA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed change of use would be acceptable, with particular regard to the proposed housing mix and the effect on the supply of family-sized dwellings
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to internal and external space provision
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate off-street car parking and the effect on highway and pedestrian safety
- Whether the proposal would provide adequate cycle parking
- The effect of the proposal on the character of the area
What decided it
The cumulative weight of significant harm to housing mix, living conditions for future occupiers, and parking and highway safety, which significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing delivery in the context of undersupply.
The benefits of housing delivery (modest given the small scale) were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the cumulative identified harm to housing mix, living conditions for future occupiers, and parking and highway safety, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development under NPPF paragraph 11(d) did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP5Policy LP6Policy LP23Policy LP26Policy LP29Policy D6Policy T5Policy T6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 61Paragraph 96Paragraph 108Paragraph 114Paragraph 115Paragraph 123Paragraph 135Paragraph 188
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.