®Planning appeal decision
11 Station Road, Havering, UPMINSTER, RM14 2SJ
demolition of all buildings and redevelopment to provide a hotel (within Use Class C1) at ground floor and part three and part four storeys over; together with premises at ground floor for the display or retail sale of goods, other than hot food (Use Class E(a)); and/or for the sale of food and drink for consumption (mostly) on the premises (Use Class E(b)), and/or for the provision of financial services, professional services or other appropriate services in a commercial, business or service locality (Use Class E(c))
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other Major Developments
- Inspector
- McCreery D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Effects on the character and appearance of the area
- Effects on the living conditions of nearby residents
- Highways effects, when regard is paid to highway safety and impacts on the free flow of traffic
- Whether the S106 meets the tests in Paragraph 57 (Framework) and Regulation 122(2) of the Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010, particularly in relation to air quality
What decided it
The proposal accords with the development plan when taken as a whole, with acceptable effects on character and appearance, living conditions, and highways, and would promote sustainable development of underutilised land in a town centre location with positive impacts on vitality.
Framework references: 11, 57, 123, 124, 135
Plan policies cited: Policy 7, Policy 13, Policy 22, Policy 23, Policy 26, Policy 33, Policy 36, Policy D4, Policy D5c, Policy E10, Policy SI2
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.