63 SKELTON ROAD, FOREST GATE, LONDON, E7 9NL

rear basement extension, erection of single storey rear / side extension and installation of rear access stairs

Authority: London Borough of Newham
Appeal type: householder · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Lo S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers, with regard to outlook, privacy and access to private outdoor amenity space
the effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the surrounding area
the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular reference to the privacy of No. 65 Skelton Road

What decided it

The proposed external staircase would fail to provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers regarding outlook, privacy and outdoor amenity space, and would harm the character and appearance of the area and the privacy of neighbouring occupiers.

Plan policies cited: Policy SP1, Policy SP3, Policy SP8

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