Land between 204 and 206 Sinclair Road , London, E4 8PT

‘Demolish existing storage building and construction of single storey 1-bedroom single dwelling house with associated bin storage and landscaping’

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: McDonagh C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions to future occupiers of the property and resultant effects on living conditions of occupiers of nearby properties
The effect of the proposal on trees
Whether the proposal promotes sustainable travel options
Whether the proposal would provide a safe and suitable access for pedestrians and refuse collection
The effect of the proposal on the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The proposal fails to accord with the development plan as a whole due to multiple significant harms to character and appearance, living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers, trees, and lack of secured mitigation for the Epping Forest SAC, with modest benefits insufficient to outweigh these conflicts.

Plan policies cited: Policy 53, Policy 56, Policy 57, Policy 60, Policy 61, Policy 66, Policy 79, Policy 80, Policy 93, Policy 94, D4, D5, D6, T1, T2, T3, T4, T5

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
Landscape and environment. Green belt, national parks and national landscapes, SSSIs, ancient woodland, SPA, SAC and Ramsar sites, nutrient catchments.
Flooding. Flood zones 2 and 3, surface water, and both again with climate change.
Transport. The 800 metre station catchment and service frequency, bus stops with their weekday frequency, the cycle network, and the Framework’s transport tests measured for the site.

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