®Planning appeal decision
Bentry Road, Dagenham, RM8 3PA
Planning appeal 3275411 at Bentry Road, Dagenham, RM8 3PA (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 11 February 2022 by Inspector Cooper W, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
erection of two storey 2 bedroom houses
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cooper W
- Postcode
- RM8 3PA
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to light and whether the proposal would have an overbearing effect on outlook from No 23 Bentry Road
- Local car parking capacity and highway safety
- The living conditions of future occupiers of the proposed dwelling, with particular regard to internal living space and storage
What decided it
The totality of harm to character and appearance, neighbouring living conditions, and future occupier living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefit of one additional dwelling, even when the tilted balance was applied.
The benefits of additional housing delivery were limited in scale and did not outweigh the significant and demonstrable adverse impacts identified, even where the tilted balance was engaged due to housing delivery shortfall
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CM1Policy CP2Policy CP3Policy BP11Policy GG3Policy D4Policy GG1Policy D14Policy D3Policy T3Policy T6Policy T6.1Table 10.3Policy BR9Table 6.1Policy D6Policy BP6Policy D5Policy BC2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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