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Allowed26 May 20233311509

345 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, RM9 6DR

Planning appeal 3311509 at 345 Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, RM9 6DR (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed on 26 May 2023 by Inspector McDonagh C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the supply of family housing.

Conversion of the existing 2-bedroom dwelling into two 1x bedroom flats involving the construction of a hip-to-gable roof extension (attached to 21/02090/CLUP), a single storey rear extension (attached to 21/02089/PRIEXT) and a two-storey side extension (attached to 21/02088/HSE)

Authority
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
McDonagh C
Postcode
RM9 6DR

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on the supply of family housing

What decided it

The existing property has only two bedrooms, so the conversion does not cause loss of family housing with three or more bedrooms as protected by Policy BC4.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy BC4Policy CM1Policy CC1Policy H10Policy SPDG1Policy SP3

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