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Allowed4 March 20223278448

307-309 St. Marys Lane, Upminster, RM14 3DA

Planning appeal 3278448 at 307-309 St. Marys Lane, Upminster, RM14 3DA (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 4 March 2022 by Inspector Chalk M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.

erection of a single storey one bedroom dwelling

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Chalk M
Postcode
RM14 3DA

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • Whether it would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, including the effect on the approved development at 307 St Mary's Lane

What decided it

The Council's substantial shortfall in housing delivery, which engaged the presumption in favour of sustainable development and tilted the balance in favour of the proposal despite the harm to character and appearance.

The moderate benefits of housing delivery on previously developed land in a sustainable location outweighed the moderate harm to character and appearance, such that the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 7Policy 26Policy 27Policy D6

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