Planning appeal decision
Ground Floor 7-9 Victoria Road, Romford, RM1 2JT
Planning appeal 3295872 at Ground Floor 7-9 Victoria Road, Romford, RM1 2JT (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 4 January 2023 by Inspector Cross D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the area.
3 metres ground floor lightweight front commercial extension
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cross D
- Postcode
- RM1 2JT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the host building and the area
- Effect of the proposal on highway safety
What decided it
The proposal would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the streetscape by projecting beyond the established building line and would unacceptably compromise highway safety by obstructing visibility splays and increasing collision risk.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 13Policy 26Policy 23Policy 24
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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