®Planning appeal decision
Tesco Extra, Bryant Avenue, Romford, RM3 0LL
Planning appeal 3287285 at Tesco Extra, Bryant Avenue, Romford, RM3 0LL (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 26 July 2022 by Inspector Wilkinson S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed scheme on the character and appearance of the area.
Phased redevelopment of the site including relocation of the hand car wash facility, Click+Collect Unit and recycling centre; erection of 87 dwellings and associated development including new vehicular access, car and cycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and public realm improvements to the retained Tesco store car park
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilkinson S
- Postcode
- RM3 0LL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed scheme on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of future occupiers by reason of outlook, aspect and provision of communal amenity space
- Highway safety regarding the provision of parking, servicing and access
- Whether or not the scheme includes the infrastructure necessary, directly required and related in scale and kind to the proposed development
What decided it
The harm to character and appearance from the scheme's design, scale and massing, combined with the adverse impact on future occupiers' living conditions from poor outlook, was found to significantly and demonstrably outweigh the identified benefits.
The benefits of housing delivery, affordable housing, economic activity and brownfield redevelopment were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm to character and appearance and to the living conditions of future occupiers, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D1Policy D3Policy D4Policy D6Policy T1Policy T1BPolicy T2Policy T3Policy T4Policy T5Policy T6Policy T7Policy LP3Policy LP7Policy LP24Policy LP26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57Paragraph 105Paragraph 119Paragraph 120Paragraph 124Paragraph 130Paragraph 134Paragraph 219
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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