®Planning appeal decision
100, Beccles Drive, Barking, IG11 9HZ
Planning appeal 3269781 at 100, Beccles Drive, Barking, IG11 9HZ (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 26 October 2021 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
conversion of property into two bedroom dwellinghouse
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- IG11 9HZ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of the occupiers of the resultant three bedroom dwelling in respect of outlook, light and privacy
- Whether each dwellinghouse would have adequate internal floorspace and storage for occupants
- The effect of the loss of a larger/family dwellinghouse on the balance and mix of residential properties in the area
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance of the area, combined with the failure to meet minimum internal floorspace standards and the material loss of outlook to the three-bedroom dwelling, were matters of overriding concern that justified dismissal.
The modest benefits from delivering a net one additional dwelling and making efficient use of previously developed land did not outweigh the significant harm to character and appearance, the failure to meet space standards, and the material loss of outlook to future occupiers.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D4 of the London PlanPolicy CP3 of the Council's Core Strategy DPD 2010Policy BP11 of the Council's Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011Policy DMD1 of the Draft Local Plan 2037Policy GG3 of the London PlanPolicy D14 of the London PlanPolicy BP8 of the Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011Policy D5 of the London PlanPolicy D6 of the London PlanPolicy DMH3 of the Draft Local Plan 2037Policy BC4 of the Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011Policy GG4 of the London PlanPolicy H9 of the London PlanPolicy CM1 of the Core Strategy DPD 2010Policy BP10 of the Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011Policy DMH4 of the Draft Local Plan 2037Policy CC1 of the Core Strategy DPD 2010
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 48Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 12
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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