®Planning appeal decision
5a Kingsmead Avenue, ROMFORD, Essex, RM1 2BT
two storey rear extension with loft conversion to form: 3 bedroom end-terrace, 5 bedroom house of multi occupation
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Storey P
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The living conditions of prospective occupiers of the new end-terrace dwelling, with regard to internal floorspace and external amenity space provision
What decided it
The significant and uncharacteristic harm to the character and appearance of this prominent corner location, combined with substandard internal floorspace for the new dwelling, outweighed the modest housing benefits in the planning balance under the tilted balance test.
The adverse impacts of allowing the appeal (harm to character and appearance, and substandard living conditions) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits (modest housing provision of a single unit, affordable housing, and sustainable location), when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy D6 of The London Plan (March 2021)
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.