®Planning appeal decision
66, North Street, Barking, IG11 8JD
change of use of part of ground floor to provide 4 No self- contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the loss of a community facility
- the mix and type of dwellings in the Borough
- the living conditions of occupiers of the flats in respect of outlook and light
- whether the development would constitute good design and its effect on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area caused by the external alterations to the North Street elevation, combined with the loss of a community facility without adequate justification, outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.
The benefits of increased housing supply and more efficient use of a brownfield site were outweighed by the significant harm to the character and appearance of the area from unacceptable design alterations and the policy conflict arising from the loss of a community facility without exceptional justification.
Framework references: 48, 93, 126, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy CM1, Policy CM2, Policy CC2, Policy CC1, Policy SP4, Policy DMS1, Policy S1, Policy S2, Policy GG4, Policy GG5, Policy H1, Policy H2, Policy CG4, Policy D6, Policy D4, Policy D5, Policy CP3, Policy BP10, Policy BP11, Policy DM11, Policy BC2
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.