Planning appeal decision
The Land Known As 2 Berther Road (Shish Meze), Hornchurch, RM11 3HS
Planning appeal 3286744 at The Land Known As 2 Berther Road (Shish Meze), Hornchurch, RM11 3HS (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 front and side extensions on the character and appearance of the area.
without planning permission, operational development in the form of 1) the erection of a front extension, a pergola and enclosure of additional seating area facing Berther Road, 2) the erection of a single storey side extension, and 3) the erection of 4 air source heat pump external housing units on the flank elevation of the building facing No 2a Berther Road at first floor level
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Hartley D
- Postcode
- RM11 3HS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the front and side extensions on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the front and side extensions on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring residential properties in respect of noise, disturbance and anti-social behaviour
- Whether adequate off-street car parking is available for the restaurant use and the effect of the development on on-street car parking demand and the free flow of traffic
- The effect of the air conditioning units on the character and appearance of the area and the living conditions of the occupiers of nearby dwellings in respect of noise
What decided it
The development caused significant harm to character and appearance, material harm to neighbouring living conditions through noise and disturbance, and unacceptable on-street parking pressures, which could not be adequately controlled by planning condition and were not outweighed by any material considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 12Policy 26Policy 34Policy 24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 130Paragraph 111Paragraph 12
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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