®Planning appeal decision
Apco Plumbing, 66 Victoria Road, ROMFORD, RM1 2LA
partial demolition of existing e class building and part change of use to provide ground floor commercial unit and 4 new dwellings together with refuse and cycle provision and private amenity space per unit
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hickey A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide a satisfactory standard of accommodation for future occupiers
- the effect of the development on the vitality and viability of the Romford Metropolitan Centre (RMC)
- whether the proposal would achieve a satisfactory mix of dwellings
- Vehicle parking
What decided it
The harm to living conditions of future occupiers, the vitality and viability of the Romford Metropolitan Centre, and the failure to provide an acceptable housing mix significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of three additional dwellings and economic gains.
The modest benefits of three additional dwellings, economic benefits during construction and from future occupants, and environmental benefits from landscaping were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by harm to the vitality and viability of the RMC, living conditions of future occupants, and an unacceptable housing mix.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D6, Policy 13 of the Havering Local Plan, London Plan Policy SD6, London Plan Policy E9, Policy 5 of the Havering Local Plan, Policy 24 of the Havering 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.