®Planning appeal decision
163/163A St. Marys Lane, Upminster, RM14 3BL
Planning appeal 3303036 at 163/163A St. Marys Lane, Upminster, RM14 3BL (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 2 June 2023 by Inspector Cowley R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of dual aspect accommodation and private outside space.
described in the
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cowley R
- Postcode
- RM14 3BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers, with particular regard to the provision of dual aspect accommodation and private outside space
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties, with particular regard to outlook
- Whether the development would provide adequate refuse and recycling storage facilities
- Whether the development would provide an acceptable level of cycle parking
- The effect of the development on car parking provision
What decided it
The cumulative harm to the living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers and the lack of adequate refuse and recycling storage facilities significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest benefits of housing delivery and reuse of previously developed land were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial cumulative harm to living conditions of future and neighbouring occupiers and inadequate waste storage provision.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of The London Plan March 2021Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031Policy 35 of the Local PlanPolicy 24 of the Local PlanPolicy T6 of the London PlanPolicy T6.1 of the London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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