®Planning appeal decision
Besi Restaurant, 134 North Street, Romford, RM1 1DL
Planning appeal 3359993 at Besi Restaurant, 134 North Street, Romford, RM1 1DL (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 27 June 2025 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the glazed enclosure on the character and appearance of the area.
a glazed front enclosure to existing restaurant E(b)
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- RM1 1DL
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the glazed enclosure on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The glazed enclosure, despite its uniqueness, does not cause unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the area when assessed against the specific context of the site and the dominance of traffic and parked vehicles in the local centre.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 13Policy 26
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.