®Planning appeal decision
31 Douro Street, Bow, London, E3 2TS
Planning appeal 3345723 at 31 Douro Street, Bow, London, E3 2TS (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 16 September 2024 by Inspector Poole S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Fairfield Road Conservation Area.
the construction of a single storey upwards extension providing two dwellings (Use Class C3), including private amenity space, cycle parking, refuse/recycling storage, and other ancillary works
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Poole S
- Postcode
- E3 2TS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Fairfield Road Conservation Area
- The effect of the proposal on the settings of listed and locally listed buildings
What decided it
The proposal's excessive height and massing on an exposed corner site would be an overly prominent and incongruous element that would fail to preserve the character and appearance of the conservation area and would unacceptably harm the settings of neighbouring listed and locally listed buildings.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D.SG5Policy S.DH1Policy S.DH3Policy D4Policy HC1
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.