Waylands Court Staines Road, ILFORD, IG1 2UR

Prior Approval under Class A to Part 20 of Schedule 2 (New dwellinghouses on detached blocks of flats) of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a roof extension to a detached block of flats to create new third and fourth floors providing 16 x 1-person self-contained flats (Class C3)

Authority: London Borough of Redbridge
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Francis L

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the external appearance of the building
the living conditions of nearby occupiers with particular regard to loss of light and outlook

What decided it

The proposal would cause unacceptable harm to both the external appearance of the building and the character of the surrounding area, and would unacceptably overshadow the rear garden of the neighbouring property at 173 Gordon Road.

Judgments cited: CAB Housing Ltd v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Broxbourne BC [2023] EWCA Civ 194

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