®Planning appeal decision
12 Hog Hill Road, Collier Row, RM5 2DH
Planning appeal 3273207 at 12 Hog Hill Road, Collier Row, RM5 2DH (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 24 March 2022 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.
a new block of 6 No. two-bedroomed flats and 2 No. one- bedroomed flats with associated landscaping and parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- RM5 2DH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the amount, quality and layout of living space and outdoor amenity space, privacy, and outlook
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance combined with unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing and economic benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest social and economic benefits of eight new dwellings were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7 of the Havering Local PlanPolicy 26 of the Havering Local PlanPolicy 27 of the Havering Local PlanPolicy D6 of the 2021 London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 126Paragraph 130Paragraph 134
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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