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Notice varied and upheld19 December 20223281377

Land to the North of the Southend Arterial Road, Situated to the East of BP Connect, Southend Arterial Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3UJ

Planning appeal 3281377 at Land to the North of the Southend Arterial Road, Situated to the East of BP Connect, Southend Arterial Road, Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3UJ (London Borough of Havering) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 19 December 2022 by Inspector Satheesan R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

without planning permission, the laying of a hard surface (for the creation of a road)

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
enforcement · Enforcement Notice
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Satheesan R
Postcode
RM11 3UJ

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • the effect of the development on the safe access and operation of Paige's Wood and existing uses within the Green Belt and Thames Chase Community Forest
  • the effect of the development on biodiversity within the Thames Chase Community Forest and the Ingreborne Valley Metropolitan Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SNIC)
  • if the development is inappropriate, whether harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances needed to justify the development

What decided it

The development amounts to inappropriate development in the Green Belt causing loss of openness and harm to biodiversity and recreational safety, with no very special circumstances to justify it.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy G2 London Plan 2021Policy G4 London Plan 2021Policy GG3 London Plan 2021Policy D8 London Plan 2021Policy G6 London Plan 2021Policy G7 London Plan 2021Policy 12 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031Policy 18 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031Policy 23 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031Policy 29 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031Policy 30 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 147Paragraph 150

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