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Hall Lane Miniature Golf Course, Hall Lane, Upminster, RM14 1AU
Planning appeal 3335257 at Hall Lane Miniature Golf Course, Hall Lane, Upminster, RM14 1AU (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 14 June 2024 by Inspector Parkin A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
Variation of condition 1 of reserved matters approval to amend plot boundaries to create a new plot 36 with a single storey dwellinghouse, increasing the total number of dwellings from 35 to 37, with associated changes to landscaping and boundary treatments
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Parkin A
- Postcode
- RM14 1AU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of nearby future occupiers, with particular regard to outlook and privacy
- The effect of the proposal on the biological diversity of the area, including with regard to the health and value of the TPO protected tree T15
What decided it
The significant harm to character and appearance and biological diversity, combined with conflict with the development plan as a whole, outweighs the limited housing delivery benefits in a location with no five-year housing land supply.
The limited benefit of delivering one additional market dwelling in a sustainable location with housing under-delivery was outweighed by the substantial harm to character and appearance and substantial harm to biological diversity, with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits against the Framework taken as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D3 (optimising site capacity through the design-led approach) of the Spatial Development Strategy for Greater London 2021Policy 10 (garden and backland development) of the Havering Local Plan 2021Policy L26 (urban design) of the Havering Local Plan 2021Policy 7 (residential design and amenity) of the Havering Local Plan 2021Policy 27 (landscaping) of the Havering Local Plan 2021Policy 30 (biodiversity and geodiversity) of the Havering Local Plan 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 225
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
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