®Planning appeal decision
6 Abbotts Court, Queens Park Road, Romford, RM3 0NX
Planning appeal 3353717 at 6 Abbotts Court, Queens Park Road, Romford, RM3 0NX (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 27 May 2025 by Inspector Housden C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area.
part single, part two storey side/rear extension for the creation of one 2xbed dwelling with parking and amenities and extension to an existing vehicular crossover
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Housden C
- Postcode
- RM3 0NX
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal proposal on the character and appearance of the area
- The effect of the appeal proposal on highway safety, with specific regard to the provision of on-street parking along Queens Park Road
- The effect of the two storey element of the appeal proposal on the living conditions of the occupants of 1 Queens Park Road, with specific regard to outlook
What decided it
The significant adverse effect on character and appearance through overdevelopment and the unacceptable impact on highway safety through loss of on-street parking, which together outweighed the limited housing and economic benefits even under the presumption in favour of sustainable development.
The adverse effects of granting planning permission, comprising significant harm to character and appearance and unacceptable highway safety impacts, significantly and demonstrably outweighed the limited benefits of delivering a single dwelling and economic benefits, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7Policy 26Policy 24Policy T6
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 61Paragraph 73Paragraph 135Paragraph 139Paragraph 124Paragraph 129Paragraph 109Paragraph 116Paragraph 11
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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