®Planning appeal decision
Land to Side and Rear of 1 & 2 Crown Cottages, Collier Row Road, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BL
Planning appeal 3295171 at Land to Side and Rear of 1 & 2 Crown Cottages, Collier Row Road, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BL (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 5 January 2023 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, with due regard to openness.
the construction of three 3x bedroom detached dwelling s. The application site affects the setting of Maypole Cottage (Grade II Listed)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- RM5 2BL
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan 2021 Policy D4London Plan 2021 Policy HC1London Plan 2021 Policy G2London Plan 2021 Policy D1Core Strategy 2010 Policy CP2Core Strategy 2010 Policy CP3Core Strategy 2010 Policy CM3Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011 Policy BP11Borough Wide Development Policies DPD 2011 Policy BP2Emerging Local Plan Policy SP2Emerging Local Plan Policy DMD4Emerging Local Plan Policy DMD1Emerging Local Plan Policy SP6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 138Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- R (Lee Valley Regional Park Authority) v Broxbourne BC [2015] EWHC 185 (Admin)
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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