®Planning appeal decision
1 Romsey Road, Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, RM9 6BL
Planning appeal 3338566 at 1 Romsey Road, Dagenham, Barking and Dagenham, RM9 6BL (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 3 December 2024 by Inspector Courtney T, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be contrary to local housing policies that seek to protect family housing.
the conversion of single family dwelling into 2 self- contained flats. Flat 1 - 1 bed 2 people and Flat 2 - 2 bed 4 people
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Courtney T
- Postcode
- RM9 6BL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be contrary to local housing policies that seek to protect family housing
- whether the proposal would provide adequate living conditions for the future occupiers of the proposed flats with regard to the internal layout, private outside space, and light
What decided it
The loss of family housing stock combined with inadequate living conditions for future occupiers, which even under the tilted balance significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of creating one additional residential unit.
The tilted balance under NPPF paragraph 11(d) applied due to housing under-delivery, but the harm from loss of family housing and inadequate living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of housing supply and efficient site use, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP3Policy DMD1Policy SP2Policy H10
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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