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Allowed14 October 20223300927

Romford Road Dental Centre, 669 Romford Road, London, E12 5AD

Planning appeal 3300927 at Romford Road Dental Centre, 669 Romford Road, London, E12 5AD (London Borough of Newham) was allowed on 14 October 2022 by Inspector Leonard S, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for an extension of the existing dental surgery (E (e) use class), having regard to the impact on the Council's supply of housing.

change of use of the existing ground floor flat to Use Class E (e) to allow an extension of existing dental surgery

Authority
London Borough of Newham
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Hearing
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Leonard S
Postcode
E12 5AD

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for an extension of the existing dental surgery (E (e) use class), having regard to the impact on the Council's supply of housing
  • Whether the appeal site is a suitable location for an extension of the existing dental surgery (E (e) use class), having regard to the layout of the proposal in respect of the functionality of the proposal and the adjacent residential uses

What decided it

The community and public health benefits of expanding NHS dental service provision outweighed the limited harm from the loss of a poor-quality one-bedroom flat.

The harm arising from the loss of residential accommodation would be outweighed by the community benefits to Newham residents from the proposed improvements to NHS dental service provision

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy SD6Policy E9Policy S6Policy SP6Policy SP7Policy INF8Policy H1Policy H4Policy S1Policy SP1Policy SP2Policy SP3Policy SP8Policy D1Policy D3Policy D4Policy D8
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 56Paragraph 130

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