®Planning appeal decision
88 White Hart Lane, ROMFORD, RM7 8JJ
house conversion from single dwelling into 2 flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposed development provides acceptable living conditions for occupants, with particular regard to the provision of internal and external living space
- the effect of the development on parking and highway safety
What decided it
The absence of a five-year housing land supply engaged the tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d)(ii), and the identified deficiencies in living conditions did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery.
the adverse impacts of granting planning permission (substandard living conditions due to lack of amenity space and undersized bedroom) did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits (additional housing provision and more efficient land use) when assessed against the policies in the NPPF taken as a whole, in the context of an absent five-year housing land supply
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D6, Havering Local Plan Policy 7, Havering Local Plan Policy 24, London Plan Policy T6.1A, London Plan Policy T6, Havering Local Plan Policy 9
Judgments cited: Miller-Mead v MHL [1963] 2 WLR 225
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.