®Planning appeal decision
Above 2nd Floor Flat, 65 Station Road, London, E4 7BU
Planning appeal 3370718 at Above 2nd Floor Flat, 65 Station Road, London, E4 7BU (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 12 December 2025 by Inspector Heppell J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Station Road Conservation Area.
erection of a mansard roof over the existing second floor flat roof to provide an additional floor of residential accommodation
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Heppell J
- Postcode
- E4 7BU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Station Road Conservation Area
- whether the impacts of the proposal would be satisfactorily mitigated
- the effect of the proposed air source heat pump on visual amenity and noise
What decided it
The proposal would cause high degree of less than substantial harm to the character and appearance of the Station Road Conservation Area through its excessive height and jarring mansard roof design, which public benefits including housing provision and sustainable location could not outweigh.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy HC1 of the London Plan March 2021Policy 1 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 5 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 6 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 10 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 11 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 53 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 60 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 61 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 62 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 65 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 66 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 70 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 72 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 79 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 81 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy 94 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 Adopted 2024Policy G6 of the London Plan March 2021Policy T3 of the London Plan March 2021Policy T4 of the London Plan March 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 208Paragraph 215Paragraph 125Paragraph 39
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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