®Planning appeal decision
1 Charlbury Crescent, ROMFORD, RM3 8YR
conversion of garage and part of the ground floor of the dwelling to create two studio flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Savage K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the appeal scheme provides an acceptable standard of accommodation, both in terms of internal and external space
- Whether there are adverse effects on living conditions of occupants of the flats from use of the front parking area and internal corridor
- The effect on highway and pedestrian safety from use of the front parking area
What decided it
The exceptionally large shortfalls against space standards, combined with poor outlook, lack of privacy, inadequate light, and absence of suitable external space, result in unacceptable living conditions that significantly and demonstrably outweigh the limited housing benefits.
The limited benefits of two additional dwellings to the housing stock and modest economic benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm from the unacceptable standard of accommodation and harmful effect on occupants' living conditions, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan, Policy D6 of the London Plan (March 2021), Policy 24 of the Havering Local Plan
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.