®Planning appeal decision
42 Birchdale Road , Forest Gate, Newham, London, E7 8AR
change of use to children’s home for up to four children (C2 Use Class) including insertion of roof lights to flat roof
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Simms S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The need for family sized dwellings within the Borough and the need for the proposed development
What decided it
The identified need for children's homes in the Borough, evidenced by the Children's Social Care Sufficiency Strategy and supported by the Ministerial Statement, outweighs the conflict with the development plan policy protecting family housing.
Framework references: 63
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy H8, London Plan Policy H12, London Plan Policy SI 7, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy T6, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy S1, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy S6, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy H1, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy H3, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy H4, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy INF2, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy INF3, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy SP1, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy SP3, London Borough of Newham Local Plan Policy SP8
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.