®Planning appeal decision
Ashdown Court, Harts Lane, BARKING, IG11 8LE
Construction of additional third floor level to the side wings of the existing building to provide 4 new residential units
- Authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
What decided it
The significant harm to the character and appearance of the host property and surrounding area, arising from the loss of the building's distinctive stepped proportions, outweighed the limited benefits of four additional dwellings when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The benefits of four additional dwellings and associated economic benefits were outweighed by the significant harm to character and appearance; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 56, 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D1, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D8, Core Strategy Policy CP3, Borough Wide Development Policies DPD Policy BP11
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.