21/02180/FUL

The proposed rear external staircase is a visually incongruous and intrusive feature that fails to respect the character and appearance of the existing property and the terrace within which it is situated. The development is therefore contrary to:  The National Planning Policy Framework (MHCLG, July 2021);  Policies D1 and D4 of The London Plan (GLA, 2021); and,  Policies S6, SP1, SP3 and SP8 of the Newham Local Plan (Adopted December 2018).

The proposed rear external staircase would result in an unacceptable impact on neighbouring amenity. The structure would harm the amenity for the occupants of the ground floor flat at 110 Gwendoline Avenue in terms of sense of overbearing, loss of outlook, loss of privacy, loss of daylight, and overshadowing. The structure would also result in a loss of privacy and appears overbearing in the rear gardens of 112 and 108 Gwendoline Avenue. The development is therefore unneighbourly and as such contrary to:  The National Planning Policy Framework (MHCLG, July 2021);  Policies D1 and D4 The Draft London Plan – (GLA, 2021); and,  Policies SP2, and SP8 of the Newham Local Plan (Adopted December 2018). The above policies can be viewed online via the respective government websites ie. the Council's website www.newham.gov.uk , the GLA’s website www.london.gov.uk and the www.gov.uk website.