®Planning appeal decision
The Land Known As 42 Aldwych Close, Hornchurch, RM12 4JX
Planning appeal 3283782 at The Land Known As 42 Aldwych Close, Hornchurch, RM12 4JX (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 23 March 2023 by Inspector Hartley D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the loss of a family dwellinghouse.
without planning permission, the material change of use of the land from a dwellinghouse to a mixed use self- contained studio flat and a house in multiple occupation
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- RM12 4JX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the loss of a family dwellinghouse
- the effect of the development on the occupiers of neighbouring dwellinghouses in respect of noise and disturbance
- whether the development is acceptable in respect of the size of internal living accommodation
- the effect of the development on on-street car parking demand and the associated living conditions of nearby residents
What decided it
The material on-street car parking pressure that would result from the mixed-use development in a location with zero PTAL and limited spare capacity, combined with the substandard internal living conditions of the studio flat, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited housing benefits in the planning balance.
The benefits of additional housing delivery under paragraph 11d of the Framework and provision of low-cost housing were afforded only limited weight and were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harms: conflict with local plan policies, oppressive living conditions in the studio flat, and material on-street car parking pressure affecting neighbouring residents.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 8Policy 9Policy 24Policy 7Policy 3.1London Plan 2021 table 3.1
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 130
- Judgments
- Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2022] EWHC 3175 (Admin)
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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