®Planning appeal decision
63B Station Road, UPMINSTER, RM14 2SU
change of use from Class E Offices to C3 Dwellings, conversion of existing property into two x two bed apartments and the formation of an additional storey to create a third two-bedroom apartment, with elevational alterations including the formation of balconies
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Reid L
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the design of the proposed building would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers with regard to noise, amenity space, daylight and outlook
- The effect on the living conditions of the neighbouring occupants at 61, 63 and 65 Station Road and Alder Court having regard to loss of privacy
- Whether a planning obligation is necessary to restrict future occupiers from obtaining on-street residents parking permits
What decided it
The unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers arising from inadequate amenity space, severely restricted outlook, and insufficient daylight significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits of housing delivery in the context of the tilted balance.
The significant adverse impacts of providing unacceptable living conditions for future occupiers significantly and demonstrably outweigh the scheme's benefits of three additional dwellings and efficient use of land, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply.
Framework references: 11, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy D13 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D14 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy 24 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.