Planning appeal decision
1 Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JA
Planning appeal 3343066 at 1 Colworth Road, Leytonstone, London, E11 1JA (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 September 2024 by Inspector Francis M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the property and the character and appearance of the area.
conversion of ground and basement floors to a single live- work unit and subdivision of upper floors to create two self-contained dwelling flats
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Francis M
- Postcode
- E11 1JA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the property and the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the development with regard to privacy and private external amenity space
- The effect of the bin store enclosure with regard to highway safety
- The effect of the construction of the building on highway safety
- Whether the proposal makes adequate provision for car free housing and would affect highway safety
What decided it
The failure to provide a signed planning obligation securing car-free housing, highway mitigation measures, and Strategic Access Management Measures contributions, combined with inadequate external amenity space and unresolved material details affecting character and appearance, meant the proposal conflicted with the development plan and material considerations did not outweigh this conflict.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- LP Policy 53LP Policy 56LP Policy 57LP Policy 63LP Policy 65LP Policy 94
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57
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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