®Planning appeal decision
117 Windsor Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0RA
Planning appeal 3350259 at 117 Windsor Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0RA (London Borough of Newham) was dismissed on 3 July 2026 by Inspector Caine M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether acceptable living conditions are provided for the occupiers of the development, with particular regard to internal room sizes.
Without planning permission, the creation of a self-contained unit of residential accommodation (as located at ground floor level, and as shown in the approximate location edged in blue on the attached plan)
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Caine M
- Postcode
- E7 0RA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether acceptable living conditions are provided for the occupiers of the development, with particular regard to internal room sizes
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The development provides unacceptably small internal room sizes that fail to meet Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021 and do not provide adequate living conditions for occupiers, which significantly outweighs any other considerations.
the absence of harm to neighbouring living conditions and the benefits of housing provision in an area with high housing need were significantly outweighed by the unacceptable harm caused by inadequate internal room sizes and poor living conditions for the occupiers of the development
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021Policy S6 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy SP2 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy SP3 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy H1 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021Policy GG4 of the London Plan 2021Policy SP8 of the Newham Local Plan 2018Policy D14 of the London Plan 2021
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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