®Planning appeal decision
28a Wilfred Avenue, RAINHAM, RM13 9TX
the demolition of existing detached house and construction of two pairs of semi-detached chalet houses in rear garden
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect of the proposal on character and appearance
- living conditions of adjoining properties with regard to noise and disturbance
- parking provision
- flooding
What decided it
The cumulative harm to character and appearance, living conditions, parking provision and flood risk, when weighed against the limited benefits of four additional dwellings, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits under paragraph 11 of the Framework.
The limited benefits of providing four new dwellings were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified harm to character and appearance, living conditions of existing residents, over-provision of parking and flooding issues when assessed against the policies in the Framework as a whole.
Framework references: 11, 130, 162, 168
Plan policies cited: Policy 10, Policy 26, Policy 7, Policy 24, Policy 32, London Plan Policy T6.1, London Plan Policy SI 12
Judgments cited: Wheatcroft (Bernard) Ltd v Secretary of State for the Environment and Harborough DC (1982)
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.