®Planning appeal decision
Development At 4 (flat 3), Wellwood Road , Seven Kings, Redbridge, Ilford, IG3 8TR
‘a first-floor part rear extension with a flat roof, a new dormer to the rear of the loft space with a Juliet balcony and x2 windows. X4 roof windows to the loft front. The formation of X2 one-person one-bedroom flats on the first floor and X1 one-person one-bedroom flat in converted loft (second floor) to replace existing X1 four-Bedroom split level flat over the first floor and loft space.’
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Clowes M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would result in the unacceptable loss of a family-sized dwelling
- whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed flats with particular regard to external space
What decided it
The loss of family-sized accommodation combined with the failure to provide suitable external amenity space, when weighed against the modest benefits of housing delivery in an undersupplying authority, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under the tilted balance test.
The adverse impacts of granting permission, including the loss of family-sized dwelling and substandard external space provision, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of adding 2 net dwellings in an accessible location with good transport links, when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 123
Plan policies cited: Policy GG4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy LP5 of the Redbridge Local Plan 2018, Policy LP6 of the Redbridge Local Plan 2018, Policy LP29 of the Redbridge Local Plan 2018, Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy LP39 of the Redbridge Local Plan
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.