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Mylands Farm, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, RM4 1QH
Planning appeal 3310897 at Mylands Farm, Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower, Romford, RM4 1QH (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 3 July 2023 by Inspector Wilson L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including an assessment on the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt.
demolition of two-storey residential annexe and separate storage building. Redevelopment of previously developed land to provide two new residential dwellings and a cart lodge with associated hard and soft landscaping
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wilson L
- Postcode
- RM4 1QH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies, including an assessment on the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
- Whether any harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations, so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal
What decided it
The proposal constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt with no very special circumstances to outweigh the harm, and the Green Belt protection policies provide a clear reason for refusal under paragraph 11(d) of the Framework.
The harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness, given substantial weight, was not clearly outweighed by the limited benefits of housing supply and self-build provision; the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply due to the clear reason for refusal provided by Green Belt protection policies
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy G2 of the London Plan
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 137Paragraph 148Paragraph 149
- Judgments
- Dartford BC v SSCLG [2017] EWCA Civ 141; Turner v SSCLG & East Dorset Council [2016] EWCA Civ 466; R (Liverpool Open and Green Spaces Community Interest Company) v Liverpool City Council [2020] EWCA Civ 81
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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