®Planning appeal decision
Land rear of 7 Chestnut Close, Hornchurch, RM12 5SX
erection of bungalow with associated parking and amenity space
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Miles H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
- The quality of living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to outlook and noise and disturbance
- The living conditions for existing occupiers with particular regard to the access
- Highway safety with particular regard to car parking
What decided it
The significant and cumulative harm to character and appearance and to future occupiers' living conditions, particularly the unmitigable noise and restricted outlook, significantly and demonstrably outweighs the modest benefits of a single new dwelling in an area with a shortfall in housing supply.
The modest benefits of providing a single new house and supporting housing supply were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the significant adverse effects on character and appearance and future occupiers' amenity, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy 7, Policy 10, Policy 26, Policy 23, Policy 24, London Plan Policy T6.1, London Plan Policy D4, London Plan Policy D3
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.