®Planning appeal decision
14A Lower Mardyke Avenue, RAINHAM, RM13 8PP
change of use from dwelling (C3) to children's care home (C2)
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Livingstone C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants in regard to ceiling height within the front bedroom in the loft
- the effect of the proposal on the residential character of the area and the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring properties with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The proposal fails to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants due to insufficient usable floor area in the front loft bedroom when measured against London Plan Policy D6 space standards, and this adverse effect outweighs the benefit of providing a needed children's care home.
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 London Plan 2021, Policy 6 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy 7 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy H12 London Plan, Policy S1 London Plan, Policy S2 London Plan, Policy 34 Havering Local Plan 2016-2031
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