®Planning appeal decision
7 Market Place, Romford, RM1 3AB
a 3-storey rear extension over parking area, roof extension, new fenestration and alterations to facilitate conversion to create 6 additional flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Cryan M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular regard to daylight and sunlight, outlook, and natural ventilation
- Whether or not the development would lead to an unacceptable increase in demand for on-street car parking
What decided it
The significant harm arising from inadequate daylight, sunlight and outlook for future occupiers, which would conflict with development plan policies and Framework requirements for well-designed places with high standards of amenity, demonstrably outweighed the modest housing benefits.
The modest benefits of six additional dwellings and economic benefits during construction, carrying moderate weight, were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions for future occupiers, which carried substantial weight in the balance.
Framework references: 125, 189, 200, 202, 126, 130
Plan policies cited: Policy 7 of the 2021 Havering Local Plan, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 24 of the 2021 Havering Local Plan, Policy T6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy T6.1 of the London Plan 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.