®Planning appeal decision
Land adjacent to 1 Torrance Close, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1JT
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.
Framework references: 11, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134
Plan policies cited: Policy 7, Policy 26, Policy 27
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.