The View, Prospect Road, Hornchurch, RM11 3TY

Planning appeal 3273157 at The View, Prospect Road, Hornchurch, RM11 3TY (London Borough of Havering) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 14 February 2023 by Inspector Fleming D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy.

without planning permission, the importation into the site of aggregates and hard-core, the laying of hard surfaces and the erection of wooden boundary fencing outside the curtilage of the property in the Green Belt

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: other · Other minor developments
Inspector: Fleming D
Postcode: RM11 3TY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether the development is inappropriate development for the purposes of the National Planning Policy Framework and development plan policy
the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
if the development is inappropriate development, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to very special circumstances necessary to justify it

What decided it

The development is inappropriate in the Green Belt, causes loss of openness and harm to character and appearance, and no very special circumstances exist to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy G2Policy 11Policy 12Policy 18Policy 26Policy 27Policy 30
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 149Paragraph 150

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