96C Grange Park Road, Waltham Forest, LONDON, E10 5ES

construction of a roof extension to provide a first floor to an existing single storey residential unit together with external cladding to front elevation, render finish to rear elevation, panel surround and green walls to side elevations and green roof

Authority: Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Savage K

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
Whether the proposal would provide a suitable standard of accommodation, with respect to privacy for occupants

What decided it

The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the contemporary design, materials, and form of the proposal outweighed the modest improvement in accommodation standards.

Plan policies cited: Policy 53 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024), Policy 57 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024), Table 3.1 of the London Plan (March 2021)

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