Planning appeal decision
18 Stockdale Road, Dagenham, RM8 3PS
Planning appeal 3282938 at 18 Stockdale Road, Dagenham, RM8 3PS (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed on 10 May 2022 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary having regard to risks from contamination of the land and the character and appearance of the area.
Demolition of existing garage and construction of a two storey, 1x bedroom dwelling
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- RM8 3PS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the conditions are reasonable and necessary having regard to risks from contamination of the land and the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The absence of evidence of land contamination risk and the site's visual prominence justified deletion of the contamination condition but retention of a modified permitted development restriction limited to the proposed dwelling only.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy BR5Policy CP2Policy BP2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 54Paragraph 56
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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