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

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

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.

Plan policies cited: WFLP1 Policy 53, LP Policy D1, LP Policy D4, WFLP1 Policy 80, WFLP1 Policy 79, LP Policy GG1, LP Policy G5, LP Policy G1, WFLP1 Policy 94, WFLP1 Policy 56, LP Policy D6, WFLP1 Policy 57, WFLP1 Policy 93, WFLP1 Policy 61, WFLP1 Policy 65, LP Policy T3, LP Policy T4, LP Policy T7

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