®Planning appeal decision
47 Burma Road, Hackney, N16 9BH
Planning appeal 6007927 at 47 Burma Road, Hackney, N16 9BH (London Borough of Hackney) was dismissed on 2 October 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the rear extension on the character and appearance of the area, including on the setting of the adjacent No 42 Clissold Crescent, a locally-listed building and non-designated heritage asset.
a change of use from two flats to single dwelling house; erection of a three-storey rear extension at lower ground, ground and first floors; a new terrace at first floor; erection of mansard roof extension and alterations to rear windows
- Authority
- London Borough of Hackney
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Postcode
- N16 9BH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the rear extension on the character and appearance of the area, including on the setting of the adjacent No 42 Clissold Crescent, a locally-listed building and non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The substantial areas of glazing and full-height opening doors on the rear extension would be obtrusive and inharmonious features that would provide an unsympathetic backdrop to the locally-listed building at No 42 Clissold Crescent, thereby causing harm to the character and appearance of the area and to the setting of a non-designated heritage asset.
The modest public benefits of enhanced housing quality, improved living conditions and sustainable use of urban land would be clearly and substantially outweighed by the adverse effects on character and appearance and the setting of the non-designated heritage asset, such that the development would not constitute sustainable development within the meaning of the Framework.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP1Policy LP4Policy LP17Policy D3Policy D4Policy HC1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S3Policy S4Policy DP3Policy HE7
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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