65 Clementhorpe Road, DAGENHAM, RM9 4BJ

conversion of existing dwelling house into 1x2 bedroom and 1x1 bedroom flats

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Kemmann-Lane T

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the loss of a family sized dwellinghouse is justified when viewed against the benefits arising from the development and other planning considerations

What decided it

The council's poor Housing Delivery Test performance (66% of requirement) engaged the tilted balance presumption in favour of sustainable development, which, combined with evidence of housing need for smaller units and the proposal's compliance with the 10% conversion criterion in Policy BC4, outweighed the policy resistance to loss of family housing.

The loss of a 3-bedroom family house was outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery, the quality of the proposed dwellings, evidence of housing need for 1 and 2 bedroom units, and the presumption in favour of sustainable development arising from the Housing Delivery Test failure.

Framework references: 11

Plan policies cited: Policy CM1, Policy CM2, Policy CC1, Policy BC4, Policy DMH 2

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