®Planning appeal decision
4 Cecil Avenue, Barking, IG11 9TA
Planning appeal 3264446 at 4 Cecil Avenue, Barking, IG11 9TA (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 23 July 2021 by Inspector Eggleton P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect on the housing mix with regard to the supply of larger dwellings.
Subdivision of existing three-bedroom house into a three-bed maisonette with basement storage and two studio flats
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Eggleton P
- Postcode
- IG11 9TA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect on the housing mix with regard to the supply of larger dwellings
- The effect on the living conditions of future residents with regard to the quality of the accommodation
What decided it
The loss of a three-bedroom family home contrary to the development plan's policy to preserve family housing, combined with poor design quality that fails to meet the Framework's aspirations for well-designed homes, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefit of two net additional units when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The benefits of two net additional housing units were outweighed by considerable harm to housing mix objectives (loss of family housing identified as in short supply) and design shortcomings, when assessed against the policies of the Framework taken as a whole under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BC4Policy BP6Policy CP3London Plan Policy H2London Plan Policy H8(A)London Plan Policy H10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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 appliedThe decision letter
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