®Planning appeal decision
56 Eastwood Road, Seven Kings, Ilford, IG3 8UU
alterations to front wall. Demolish rear extensions. Two storey rear extension. Remove chimneys. Loft conversion with hip to gable extension and three front rooflights. Change of use from a Nursery into 5no. self - contained (5 x 1 bedroom) flats with associated hard/soft landscaping works, car parking, cycle, waste/refuse storage and amenity space
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lancaster K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance caused by the hip-to-gable roof alteration in a street characterised by consistent hipped roofs significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited housing benefits of the small-scale development.
The limited housing benefits and effective use of brownfield land were outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance; the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) was not engaged sufficiently to overcome the design harm.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy LP26, Policy LP30
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