®Planning appeal decision
Elm House, Southend Arterial Road , Hornchurch, Essex, RM11 3UB
construction of new office building and storage building with storage yard, new car parking forecourt and landscaping and demolition of existing office building and associated structures once new site is operational
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
- Inspector
- Philpott M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies
- 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 required to justify the development
What decided it
The substantial harm to Green Belt openness caused by inappropriate development is not clearly outweighed by the economic and employment benefits claimed, and therefore very special circumstances do not exist to justify the development.
Framework references: 147, 148, 149, 150
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy G2, Policy 19 of the Havering Local Plan
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.