53 Dunlace Road, London, E5 0NF

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

• Whether the proposal should be accompanied by a planning obligation in order to comply with the development strategy for the area with regard to the provision of affordable housing and car free development
• The effect of the proposal on a sycamore tree within the site
• Whether the scheme would incorporate sufficient energy efficiency measures
• The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of future occupiers with regard to levels of daylight and sunlight to the proposed rear bedrooms at basement level within Flat A

What decided it

The cumulative weight of significant harms from the absence of affordable housing and car-free development obligations, the likely loss of a valuable tree, and failure to maximise energy efficiency measures significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefit of delivering a single new home, even applying the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.

The significant harms from lack of planning obligation for affordable housing and car-free development, loss of the sycamore tree, and failure to maximise energy efficiency measures were afforded significant weight and significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate weight afforded to the benefit of delivering a new home in a sustainable location against the backdrop of a lack of five-year housing land supply.