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Dismissed1 December 20253371992

Garage Adjacent to 73 Lawrence Avenue,, London, E17 5PG

Planning appeal 3371992 at Garage Adjacent to 73 Lawrence Avenue,, London, E17 5PG (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Simms S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.

derelict state to be proposed into a 1 bedroom, 2 person dwelling with a hipped roof and skylights

Authority
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Simms S
Postcode
E17 5PG

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
  • whether the proposal would provide an adequate standard of living conditions for its future occupiers with particular regard to privacy, outlook, external amenity space and daylight
  • biodiversity and green infrastructure, including the integrity of the Epping Forest Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

What decided it

The cumulative effect of significant harms to character and appearance, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, and failure to mitigate impacts on the Epping Forest SAC were not outweighed by the benefits of utilising previously developed land.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
WFLP1 Policy 53LP Policy D1LP Policy D4WFLP1 Policy 80WFLP1 Policy 79LP Policy GG1LP Policy G5LP Policy G1WFLP1 Policy 94WFLP1 Policy 56LP Policy D6WFLP1 Policy 57WFLP1 Policy 93WFLP1 Policy 61WFLP1 Policy 65LP Policy T3LP Policy T4LP Policy T7

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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