Abbey House, Bakers Row, Stratford, London, E15 3NB

demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of a row of 2 storey terraced houses and a building of between 4 and 14 storeys to provide 74 residential units and associated landscaping and public realm improvements

Authority: London Borough of Newham
Appeal type: major · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Inquiry
Development: residential · Major dwellings
Inspector: Rollings G

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed developments on the character and appearance of the area
The effect of the proposed developments on the historic environment
The effect of the proposed developments on the living conditions of surrounding occupiers, with particular reference to outlook, daylight and sunlight
Whether the proposed developments would provide an appropriate energy and living conditions strategy, with particular reference to renewable energy, the potential for overheating of internal spaces, and sunlight for future occupiers
The effect of the proposed developments on the local housing supply, with particular reference to the provision of affordable housing and family accommodation

What decided it

The determining factor was the differing scale of harm to character/appearance and neighbouring living conditions between the two schemes when weighed under the tilted balance against housing and other benefits: Appeal A's lesser harm did not outweigh the benefits, whereas Appeal B's greater harm did.

Under the tilted balance, the benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing prospects, economic and highway improvements outweighed the identified harms for Appeal A, but for Appeal B the harm to character and appearance combined with greater harm to living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed those same benefits.

Framework references: 11, 57, 77, 206, 226

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP3, Policy SP4, Policy SP5, Policy SP8, Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy SC1, Policy SC2, Policy INF2, Policy INF8, Policy INF9, Policy J1, Policy J3, Policy S1, Policy D1, Policy D3, Policy D9, Policy D6, Policy HC1, Policy H4, Policy H5, Policy H6, Policy H7, Policy H10, Policy SI2, Policy SI3, Policy SI4, Policy SI6, Policy T2, Policy T4, Policy T5, Policy T6, Policy E11, Policy S3, Policy DF1

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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