®Planning appeal decision
17-19 Billet Lane, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1TS
1. Without planning permission, the erection of two rear dormers. And 2. Without planning permission, the conversion of first and second stories to 4 x 1 bed self-contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Perkins L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the appeal development provides an acceptable standard of residential accommodation, with particular regard to floorspace, light, outlook and amenity space
- the effect of the appeal development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The harm to residential accommodation standards and character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of additional housing when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
the harm to residential accommodation standards and character and appearance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefit of additional homes, with the Council's housing delivery situation not being a determining factor
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy D1 of the London Plan 2021, Policies 12, 15, 18, 23 and 24 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Residential Design Supplementary Planning Document, adopted 2010, Residential Extensions and Alterations Supplementary Planning Document, adopted 2011
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