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Allowed2 November 20213239837

Farmhouse Venue, 649 Dagenham Road, Romford, RM7 0QX

Planning appeal 3239837 at Farmhouse Venue, 649 Dagenham Road, Romford, RM7 0QX (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed on 2 November 2021 by Inspector Ayres J, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt.

Erection of temporary marquee (seasonal, up to 16 weeks per year) as a function venue for up to 400 guests and provision of additional car parking spaces between the existing farmhouse venue and the millennium centre car park

Authority
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
leisure-sport · Minor retail and services
Inspector
Ayres J
Postcode
RM7 0QX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development within the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposal on the character of the area
  • the effect of the proposal on the locally listed building
  • the effect of the proposal on the safe and convenient use of the highway
  • would the harm, by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The significant benefits of heritage asset retention and enhanced social inclusion for the BAME community clearly outweighed the limited harm to the Green Belt, establishing the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development.

The significant benefits (heritage asset retention, BAME community social inclusion, moderate economic and park-recreation benefits) clearly outweighed the limited Green Belt harm by reason of inappropriateness and loss of openness, amounting to very special circumstances in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy CM3policy BP11policy BR10
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 137Paragraph 149Paragraph 150Paragraph 147Paragraph 148Paragraph 55

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