®Planning appeal decision
Land to side and rear of 1 & 2 Crown Cottages, Collier Row Road, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BL
the construction of three 3x bedroom detached dwelling s. The application site affects the setting of Maypole Cottage (Grade II Listed)
- Authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to openness
- The effect of the proposal on the setting of the Grade II Listed Building of Maypole Cottage
- If the development is inappropriate, whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, is clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances necessary to justify the development
What decided it
The combination of substantial harm from Green Belt inappropriateness and moderate harm to the setting of the listed building, neither of which was outweighed by the limited public benefits of three dwellings and sustainable location.
The moderate harm to the listed building setting and the substantial harm from Green Belt inappropriateness were not outweighed by the limited public benefits of housing supply and sustainable location, and very special circumstances were not established.
Framework references: 11, 138, 149
Plan policies cited: London Plan 2021 Policy D4, London Plan 2021 Policy HC1, London Plan 2021 Policy G2, London Plan 2021 Policy D1, Core Strategy 2010 Policy CP2, Core Strategy 2010 Policy CP3, Core Strategy 2010 Policy CM3, Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011 Policy BP11, Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011 Policy BP2, Emerging Local Plan Policy SP2, Emerging Local Plan Policy DMD4, Emerging Local Plan Policy DMD1, Emerging Local Plan Policy SP6
Judgments cited: R (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Broxbourne BC [2015] EWHC 185 (Admin)
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