®Planning appeal decision
1A Howard Road, UPMINSTER, RM14 2UE
demolition of the existing commercial unit with the construction of 5 apartments consisting of 4 No x 2 bedroom and 1 No x 1 bedroom with private and communal amenity spaces with cycle storage and bin stores
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the proposed flats would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to living and storage space, quality of amenity space, outlook, and privacy
- Whether the development would provide an appropriate amount of family housing
- The effect of the proposed development on living conditions for neighbouring residents, with particular regard to outlook, loss of privacy, and whether it would be overbearing
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers (shortfalls in space and poor outlook) combined with significant harm to neighbouring residents through overbearing impact and loss of privacy outweighed the housing delivery benefits under the tilted balance.
The modest social and economic benefits of five new dwellings in a well-located area were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the harm from poor living conditions for future occupiers and significant harm to neighbouring residents' amenity, such that the proposal did not represent sustainable development under the Framework's tilted balance.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy 3 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy 5 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy 10 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy D3 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D4 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy H10 of the London Plan 2021
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.