®Planning appeal decision
13 Squirrels Heath Road, ROMFORD, RM3 0LH
Retrospective application for the development of roofspace to provide 3 no. 1 bedroom self contained flats. Addition of 3 no dormer windows, additional balcony screening, extended and improved communal amenity space, parking amendments and new bike shelter
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipe C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of the newly created flats
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The failure to meet London Plan space standards for ceiling heights and the absence of private amenity space for the newly created flats, which harm the living conditions of future occupiers, outweighed the benefits of housing delivery in the context of a five-year housing land supply shortfall.
the benefits of providing additional housing in a sustainable location and economic benefits were outweighed by the harm to the living conditions of existing and future occupiers of the newly created flats
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
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.