®Planning appeal decision
The Magnum Store, 210 Lyndhurst Drive, HORNCHURCH, RM11 1JW
for the change of use of ground floor retail unit into sui generis - hot food takeaway and installation of extraction flue
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- retail · Minor retail and services
- Inspector
- Williams K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on the health and well-being of residents, with particular regard to the health of young people
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of occupiers of nearby homes, the residential nature of the area and the Lyndhurst Drive Local Centre with regard to opening hours, disturbance and noise
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area, including the appeal property
What decided it
The proposal's location within walking distance of schools and the resulting harm to the health and wellbeing of young people, combined with adverse effects on residential amenity through noise and disturbance, brought the proposal into conflict with the development plan and the revised Framework, with benefits insufficient to outweigh the harm.
Framework references: 96, 97, 135
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy E9, Local Plan Policy 12, Local Plan Policy 13, Local Plan Policy 26, Local Plan Policy 34
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.