®Planning appeal decision
Hair Clips, 68 HIGH ROAD, CHADWELL HEATH, , ROMFORD, BARKING AND DAGENHAM, , London, RM6 6PP
conversion of the rear ground floor storage / extension into 1 (1x 1 bedroom), together with amenities
- Authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Harding C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupiers in terms of private and usable outdoor space and sense of place and arrival
- Whether the proposed development would provide sufficient space for car parking
What decided it
The proposed development would fail to provide adequate private and useable outdoor space of at least 20 sq.m as required by BDDP Policy BP5, thereby providing unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers, which harm substantially outweighed the modest housing supply benefits.
The substantial harm from inadequate living conditions (specifically insufficient outdoor space) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of providing a single additional dwelling and modest construction employment, such that the proposal did not represent sustainable development.
Framework references: 11, 104, 108
Plan policies cited: BDDP Policy BP5, BDDP Policies BP8, BDDP Policies BP11, LP Policy D6, LP Policy D4, Draft Local Plan Policy DMD1
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.