Town Planner Pro
Free trial
Search appeal decisions

Planning appeal decision

Dismissed30 September 20266011009

7 Douro Street, London, E3 2TS

Planning appeal 6011009 at 7 Douro Street, London, E3 2TS (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 30 September 2026, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling; the terrace of which it forms part, and the Fairfield Road Conservation Area.

a mansard roof to be constructed on the existing flat roof to provide an additional bedroom, bathroom, and playroom

Authority
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Appeal type
householder · Householder
Procedure
Written
Development
residential
Postcode
E3 2TS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host dwelling; the terrace of which it forms part, and the Fairfield Road Conservation Area

What decided it

The mansard roof would be a bulky, distinctive design that would significantly alter the character and appearance of the dwelling and be a jarring feature in the street scene, causing unacceptable harm to the conservation area with no meaningful public benefit to outweigh it.

the incremental harm to the significance of the Fairfield Conservation Area and the harm to the dwelling and terrace as a non-designated heritage asset were not outweighed by the benefit to the appellant of additional accommodation or temporary economic benefit from construction

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy S.DH1Policy S.DH3Policy D4Policy HC1

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 applied

The decision letter

Town Planner Pro holds this letter. The Appeals plan opens it and every other letter we hold, all of them searchable, with the main issues and what decided each case picked out. We do not show letters on the free site because they carry people’s names and addresses.

Appeals plan, £15 a month

With an account

What an account adds to this decision

265 other decided appeals within two kilometres of this site. In the app every dot opens its decision, and its letter wherever one was published, and you can draw your own site to see what has been decided around it.AllowedDismissedSplitThis decision
An appeal decision in the app, with the main issues, policies and judgments cited picked out beside the letter
Every letter, there to read. We pick out the main issues, the policies and the judgments cited, so you can work through the letter faster.
Searching the full text of appeal decision letters in the app
Search inside every letter. By words or by meaning, filtered by authority, outcome, appeal type and procedure, with every locatable decision on the map and the Inspector named on each.
Start your free trial

More decisions in London Borough of Tower Hamlets

The authority’s record since 2016 · every decision in 2026

  1. Notice varied and upheld30 September 20263368399
    232 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1BJ
  2. Notice varied and upheld30 September 20263361722
    48A White Horse Road, London, E1 0ND
  3. Dismissed29 September 20266010662
    Pavement O/S, 43-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
  4. Dismissed29 September 20266010661
    Pavement O/S, 43-47 Bethnal Green Road, London, E1 6LA
  5. Notice upheld22 September 20263364213
    102 White Horse Lane, London, E1 4LR

The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.

In the app this decision sits on the map beside every appeal around it, with its letter to read and the main issues, policies and judgments cited picked out.