®Planning appeal decision
Clarewood , Hubbards Close, Hornchurch, RM11 3DH
Planning appeal 3268154 at Clarewood , Hubbards Close, Hornchurch, RM11 3DH (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 10 September 2021 by Inspector Roberts G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policy.
6 x single storey, 3-bed, semi-detached dwellings with habitable roof space, associated parking, and amenity space, involving alterations to 1 x existing 2-bed detached dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Roberts G
- Postcode
- RM11 3DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the Framework and development plan policy
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the appeal property and surrounding area
What decided it
The proposal would not have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development and would accord with paragraph 149(g) of the Framework, triggering the presumption in favour of sustainable development given the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.
The benefits of securing new residential units and boosting housing supply, together with short-term economic benefits from construction, were accorded significant weight and outweighed any adverse impacts, particularly given the Borough's poor housing delivery record and out-of-date housing policies.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DC45DC68
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 60Paragraph 130Paragraph 149
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.
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