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Dismissed27 August 20253365385

Land to R/O 34 - 40 Hillcrest Road , London, E17 4AP

Planning appeal 3365385 at Land to R/O 34 - 40 Hillcrest Road , London, E17 4AP (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 27 August 2025 by Inspector Carpenter C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.

Land to rear of 34 - 40 Hillcrest Road E17 for construction of single storey building to facilitate the provision of a self-contained dwelling (bungalow) including the provision of bicycle/bin storage, rear garden amenity and associated landscaping

Authority
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Carpenter C
Postcode
E17 4AP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area
  • whether there would be satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed bungalow, with particular reference to waste management, noise and access
  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to noise and access
  • whether the statutory biodiversity net gain objective would be capable of being met
  • the effect of the proposal on the integrity of protected European sites
  • whether the proposal includes the planning obligations necessary to make it acceptable in planning terms

What decided it

The proposal would have a harmful effect on highway safety by reducing the space available for vehicles to turn within the alley, forcing them to reverse onto Hillcrest Road, which conflicts with development plan policies and cannot be overcome by the other acceptable aspects of the scheme.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
London Plan 2021 Policy D5London Plan 2021 Policy T4London Plan 2021 Policy T3London Plan 2021 Policy D4London Plan 2021 Policy G6Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 53Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 60Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 61Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 6Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 57Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 93Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 10Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 79Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 81Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 5Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 62Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 65Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 66Walthamstow Local Plan Part 1 2024 Policy 94

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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