®Planning appeal decision
King Harold, 51 Station Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0BS
Planning appeal 3305694 at King Harold, 51 Station Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0BS (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 2 November 2023 by Inspector Palmer N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.
demolition of existing public house and residential units and erection of mixed use building comprising ground floor community café/pub and 25no. residential units, including provision of 6no. car parking spaces
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Palmer N
- Postcode
- RM3 0BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- its effect on the living conditions of adjacent occupiers and whether or not acceptable living conditions would be provided for its future occupiers
- its effects on social infrastructure provision
- highway safety
- health and wellbeing
- biodiversity
- air quality
- the effectiveness of the planning obligation
What decided it
The cumulative weight of significant harm to character and appearance, inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, unjustified loss of social infrastructure, and ineffective planning obligations outweighed the benefits of housing delivery under the tilted balance.
The significant social and economic benefits of 25 new residential units and employment provision were outweighed by significant harm to character and appearance, moderate harm to living conditions of future occupiers, significant harm from loss of the public house facility, and further policy conflicts regarding parking, biodiversity, air quality and affordable housing.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 26 of the HLPPolicy D3 of the LPPolicy D4 of the LPPolicy 27 of the HLPPolicy G7 of the LPPolicy 7 of the HLPPolicy D6 of the LPPolicy S4 of the LPPolicy HC7 of the LPPolicy 16 of the HLPPolicy S1 of the LPPolicy 24 of the HLPPolicy T6 of the LPPolicy T6.1 of the LPPolicy 12 of the HLPPolicy G6 of the LPPolicy 30 of the HLPPolicy SI 1 of the LPPolicy 33 of the HLPPolicy H4 of the LPPolicy H5 of the LPPolicy 4 of the HLPPolicy SI 2 of the LPPolicy 36 of the HLP
- 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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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