50 Princes Road, ROMFORD, RM1 2SP

change of use of detached 5 bed dwelling from C3 to use class C2 (residential institution) for use as family assessment centre

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Jarvis P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the loss of the existing dwelling is justified having regard for (a) the need for the facility
(b) the effect on the character of the area
(c) whether there would be satisfactory parking provision
(d) whether the quality of the internal environment would be acceptable

What decided it

The proposal failed to satisfy the requirements of the development plan on multiple grounds: inadequate control of residents' car ownership for parking purposes, insufficient internal space standards for the proposed occupancy, and unacceptable intensification of use affecting residential character and amenity.

Plan policies cited: HLP Policy 3, HLP Policy 6, HLP Policy 7, HLP Policy 24, HLP Policy 26, LP Policy H12

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