®Planning appeal decision
Kang Sheng, 292 Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2HF
Planning appeal 3318396 at Kang Sheng, 292 Lodge Avenue, Dagenham, RM8 2HF (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 3 November 2023 by Inspector Naylor R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: effect of the proposal on parking provision.
Demolition of Existing Single Storey Rear Extension and Erection of Single Storey Rear Extension, Change of Shop Front, Conversion of Existing First and Second Floor 1 X 2 Bedrooms Flat into 1 X Studio Flat and 1 X 2 Bedrooms Flat with Loft Conversion with Rear Dormer
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Naylor R
- Postcode
- RM8 2HF
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- effect of the proposal on parking provision
- highway and pedestrian safety
- living conditions of future occupiers having particular regard to matters of outdoor amenity space, fumes and odour
- vitality and viability of the Round House Neighbourhood Centre
What decided it
The substantial adverse impacts relating to parking provision, highway and pedestrian safety, and inadequate living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of providing a single modest dwelling to the housing stock.
The adverse impacts of inadequate parking provision, harm to highway and pedestrian safety, and unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupiers (attracting substantial weight) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the moderate benefits of providing a single modest dwelling to the housing stock and construction employment, when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole under paragraph 11(d)(ii).
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy T6.1London Plan Policy T4London Plan Policy T5London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy D11London Plan Policy E9London Plan Policy SD8Core Strategy Policy CP3Core Strategy Policy CE1DPD Policy BR9DPD Policy BR10DPD Policy BP5DPD Policy BP8DPD Policy BP11DPD Policy BE1DPD Policy DP11
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 110Paragraph 111Paragraph 11
- Judgments
- Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE and Another (1982) 43 P. & C.R. 233; Holborn Studios Ltd v The Council of the London Borough of Hackney [2017] EWHC 2823 (Admin)
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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