®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 1 Torrance Close, Hornchurch, RM11 1JT
Planning appeal 3273584 at Land Adjacent to 1 Torrance Close, Hornchurch, RM11 1JT (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 25 March 2022 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
the erection of a detached one-bedroom one-person bungalow
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- RM11 1JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether or not the proposed dwelling would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the quality of external amenity space
- The effect of the proposal on protected trees within the appeal site
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions, and protected trees significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of a single dwelling when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The harm from the development—comprising harm to character and appearance, failure to provide acceptable living conditions, and threat to protected trees—significantly and demonstrably outweighs the benefits of providing a single new dwelling and limited construction-phase economic activity, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7Policy 26Policy 27
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 126Paragraph 127Paragraph 128Paragraph 129Paragraph 130Paragraph 131Paragraph 132Paragraph 133Paragraph 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.
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.