®Planning appeal decision
16 Gray Gardens, Rainham, RM13 7NH
Planning appeal 3359165 at 16 Gray Gardens, Rainham, RM13 7NH (London Borough of Havering) was decided (invalid) on 7 May 2025 by Inspector Felgate J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the application is valid having regard to the requirement to submit biodiversity net gain information under Article 7(1A) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015, and whether the self-build exemption applies.
subdivision of the existing house into two dwellings, including double with part single storey rear extension, including modifications to elevations”
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Felgate J
- Postcode
- RM13 7NH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the application is valid having regard to the requirement to submit biodiversity net gain information under Article 7(1A) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) Order 2015, and whether the self-build exemption applies
What decided it
The proposed development does not qualify for the self-build exemption from biodiversity net gain requirements, and the required biodiversity information was not submitted with the application, rendering it invalid.
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