®Planning appeal decision
Land to R/O 34-40 Hillcrest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4AP
Planning appeal 6011375 at Land to R/O 34-40 Hillcrest Road, Walthamstow, E17 4AP (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 18 September 2026 by Inspector H Whitfield, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposed development on highway safety.
Construction of single storey building to facilitate the provision of a self-contained dwelling (bungalow) including bicycle/bin storage, rear garden and associated landscaping on land to the rear of 34-40 Hillcrest Road
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- residential
- Inspector
- H Whitfield
- Postcode
- E17 4AP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
- whether the proposed development would make adequate provision for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of an enforceable mechanism to prevent parking in the alley, combined with the failure to provide the statutory minimum BNG information, rendered the scheme unacceptable despite its neutral effect on character and appearance.
The limited benefits of delivering one dwelling and making effective use of underutilised land were substantially outweighed by the significant harm to highway safety and the failure to meet statutory BNG information requirements.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D5 of the London Plan 2021Policy T4 of the London Plan 2021Policy T5 of the London Plan 2021Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021Policy 6 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024)Policy 53 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024)Policy 60 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024)Policy 61 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024)Policy 66 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024)Policy 8 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Part 1 (2024)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Policy S4
- Judgments
- Kazalbash v SSLUHC & London Borough of Hillingdon [2023] EWCA Civ 904
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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