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Notice varied and upheld23 September 20263353209

3 Highbury Gardens, Ilford, IG3 8AB

Planning appeal 3353209 at 3 Highbury Gardens, Ilford, IG3 8AB (London Borough of Redbridge) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 23 September 2026 by Inspector Thompson F, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the flats provide acceptable living conditions for current and future occupiers with particular regard to size, outlook and external amenity space.

Authority
London Borough of Redbridge
Appeal type
minor · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
Thompson F

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the flats provide acceptable living conditions for current and future occupiers with particular regard to size, outlook and external amenity space
  • The effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance and the demand for on-street parking and bin storage

What decided it

The substantial harm to living conditions arising from inadequate space standards, poor outlook and lack of external amenity space substantially outweighed the modest housing benefits.

the benefits of granting planning permission would be substantially outweighed by adverse effects, when assessed against the national decision-making policies of the Framework

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy LP6Policy LP26Policy LP29Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021

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The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

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