®Planning appeal decision
RECS, 29 Upminster Road South, RAINHAM, RM13 9YR
Change of Use from Class E (c) (i) Financial Services to Place of Worship F1(f)(b) and Community Facilities F2(b) Halls or Meeting Place for the Principal Use of the Local Community
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Szymanski D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether or not the proposed development is compliant with policies in respect of town centre development
- the effect of the proposed development upon highway safety
- the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of Nos 2 – 8 Upminster Road South, and Nos 4 – 15 Parkway with particular reference to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The Inspector could not be certain the proposal would not cause significant harm to highway safety and to neighbours' living conditions through noise and disturbance, and this harm outweighed the benefits of the scheme.
the significant weight in favour of the proposal from equality, faith and community benefits was outweighed by the significant weight attributed to potential harm to highway safety and neighbours' living conditions from noise and disturbance
Framework references: 93
Plan policies cited: Policy 15, Policy 16, Policy 13, Policy 18, Policy 23, Policy 24, Policy 34, Policy SD6, Policy D5, Policy T6, Policy S1, Policy T5, Policy D14
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.