®Planning appeal decision
66 Burdetts Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XY
Planning appeal 3273566 at 66 Burdetts Road, Dagenham, RM9 6XY (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 9 November 2021 by Inspector Bowyer J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
a ‘1 bedroom detached house
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Bowyer J
- Postcode
- RM9 6XY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 68 Burdetts Road with particular regard to outlook
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the area through loss of the visual gap between terraces and the substantial harm to neighbouring living conditions through loss of outlook outweighed the benefits of housing delivery on a small site, even in the context of an undersupply of housing.
The benefits of housing delivery on a small site and contribution to meeting identified need for one-bedroom dwellings were outweighed by the considerable harm to character and appearance and neighbouring living conditions, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, and the proposal conflicted fundamentally with the development plan.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CP3 of the Core Strategy 2010Policy BP8 of the Borough Wide Development Policies Development Plan Document 2011Policy BP11 of the Borough Wide Development Policies Development Plan Document 2011Policy D1 of the London Plan 2021Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021Policy H2 of the London Plan 2021Policy H10 of the London Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 219
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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