®Planning appeal decision
1, Longview Villas Collier Row Road RM5 2BS, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BS
Planning appeal 3344225 at 1, Longview Villas Collier Row Road RM5 2BS, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BS (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was allowed on 1 December 2025 by Inspector Seaton M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies.
the erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Seaton M
- Postcode
- RM5 2BS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies
- the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of future occupiers, having regard to internal space
What decided it
The Housing Delivery Test falling below 75% triggered paragraph 11(d) of the Framework, and the proposal's compliance with paragraph 155 criteria for grey belt development, combined with moderate weight given to housing delivery benefits, meant the adverse impacts did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits.
The limited adverse impact on living conditions of future occupiers was outweighed by the moderate to limited benefits of housing delivery (addressing the Council's Housing Delivery Test shortfall), sustainable location, and limited economic benefits, resulting in the presumption in favour of sustainable development applying.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy SP6 of the Barking and Dagenham Local Plan 2020-2037Policy D6 of the London Plan (March 2021)
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 135Paragraph 143Paragraph 154Paragraph 155
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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