®Planning appeal decision
1 Romsey Road, DAGENHAM, RM9 6BL
Demolition of garage and out building. Proposed New Dwelling house on land next to 1 Romsey Road, Dagenham, RM9 6BL
- Authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Carpenter C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the existing terrace of houses and surrounding area
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to external amenity space
What decided it
The delivery of housing, combined with the absence of significant adverse impacts on character, appearance or living conditions when material considerations are weighed, triggered the presumption in favour of sustainable development and justified allowing the appeal despite the shortfall in external amenity space.
The benefits of housing delivery outweighed the conflict with Policy BP5 regarding external amenity space, as the space would be qualitatively acceptable and other material considerations, including proximity to public open space, supported the proposal.
Framework references: 48, 203
Plan policies cited: Policy D1 of the London Plan, Policy D4 of the London Plan, Policy D6 of the London Plan, Policy HC1 of the London Plan, Policy T5 of the London Plan, Policy CP3 of the Core Strategy, Policy CP2 of the Core Strategy, Policy BP11 of the Borough Wide Development Policies, Policy BP5 of the Borough Wide Development Policies, Policy BP2 of the Borough Wide Development Policies, Policy SP2 of the Draft Local Plan, Policy DMD1 of the Draft Local Plan, Policy DMD6 of the Draft Local Plan, Policy DMNE1 of the Draft Local Plan
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.