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Allowed11 August 20213263139

1 Ambleside Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 5ES

Planning appeal 3263139 at 1 Ambleside Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 5ES (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 11 August 2021 by Inspector Hendley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of surrounding neighbouring properties by way of noise and disturbance, in particular 3 Ambleside Avenue.

Change of use from dwelling (C3) to nursery (D1)

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Hendley D
Postcode
RM12 5ES

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of surrounding neighbouring properties by way of noise and disturbance, in particular 3 Ambleside Avenue
  • highway safety, in relation to dropping off and picking up, parking provision and associated living conditions matters

What decided it

The comprehensive noise mitigation measures proposed, combined with the limited scale of traffic generation and the acceptability of the loss of housing for an essential community facility, outweighed the concerns raised by the Council and neighbouring residents.

The benefits of providing an essential community facility (early years nursery provision) and the adequacy of proposed mitigation measures for noise and highway impacts were balanced against the concerns of neighbouring residents and the loss of a single dwelling, with the balance tipping in favour of the proposal.

What the Inspector cited

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