Travis Perkins Builders' Merchant, Rainham Road, Rainham, RM13 8ST

retrospective application for reconfiguration of external storage racking, consolidation of 2 tool hire compounds into 1 unit, including increase in storage heights, increased height of brick wall and railings, amendment to landscaping, reconfiguration of car parking and associated works

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: employment-industrial · Minor general industry/storage/warehousing
Inspector: Cross D

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, with due regard to the Green Belt
Living conditions of occupants of 27 Dominion Way with regards to outlook

What decided it

The height, bulk and prominent location of storage Areas B and C to the front of the site beyond the building line would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, whereas all other elements of the proposal were acceptable and did not conflict with planning policy.

Plan policies cited: Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan 2021, Policy G2 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 7 of the Local Plan

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