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Dismissed21 May 20253354387

40 Bush Elms Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1LS

Planning appeal 3354387 at 40 Bush Elms Road, Hornchurch, RM11 1LS (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 21 May 2025 by Inspector Gardner L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of parking.

change of use of outbuilding to rear from use class C3 to use class C3 and E (f) – Retrospective

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Gardner L
Postcode
RM11 1LS

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposal on highway safety, with particular regard to the provision of parking

What decided it

The two off-street parking spaces are inadequate to serve a nursery for up to 20 children in an area with poor public transport connectivity and no parking restrictions, resulting in harmful intensification of on-street parking that would compromise highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 16 of the Havering Local Plan (2021)Policy 24 of the Havering Local Plan (2021)Policy T6 of the London Plan (2021)

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