25 Squirrels Heath Road, ROMFORD, RM3 0LH

a “change of use to F (1), to 25 Squirrel Heath Road Harold Wood

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Naylor R

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effects of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents
The effect on the supply of family housing

What decided it

The absence of sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the proposed change of use would not cause marked and harmful changes to the living conditions of nearby residents through noise, disturbance, traffic, and parking impacts, combined with the unmitigated loss of family housing.

Plan policies cited: Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 3, Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 7, Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 16, Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 17, Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 24, Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 Policy 34, London Plan 2021 Policy S1, London Plan 2021 Policy S3, London Plan 2021 Policy D14, London Plan 2021 Policy H8

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