®Planning appeal decision
Brookside, St. Mary’s Lane, Upminster, RM14 3PB
the demolition of two existing buildings and construction of a single storey 3-bedroom detached dwelling with associated parking and amenity space and construction of associated post and rail fence
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Glassar S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- the living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to the size of the bedrooms
- would harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, be clearly outweighed by other considerations, and if so would this amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with greater impact on openness than existing development, and the limited benefits do not clearly outweigh this substantial harm or establish very special circumstances.
The substantial harm caused by inappropriateness in the Green Belt and adverse effects on character and appearance were not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply and economic activity, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply due to footnote 7 to paragraph 11(d)(i) of the Framework.
Framework references: 149, 148, 130, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan, Policy 26 of the Local Plan, Policy 27 of the Local Plan, Policy 7 of the Local Plan, Policy D6 of the London 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.