1, Longview Villas Collier Row Road RM5 2BS, Romford, Essex, RM5 2BS

the erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings

Authority: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector: Seaton M

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.

Framework references: 11, 135, 143, 154, 155

Plan policies cited: Policy SP6 of the Barking and Dagenham Local Plan 2020-2037, Policy D6 of the London Plan (March 2021)

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