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Allowed4 July 20253361205

1 The Crescent, Upminster, Havering, RM14 1JY

Planning appeal 3361205 at 1 The Crescent, Upminster, Havering, RM14 1JY (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 4 July 2025 by Inspector Bowden N, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including whether the proposal would represent a form of piecemeal development that does not take into account a wider site.

demolition of the existing garage and construction of 1 No. x 3 bedroom detached & 1 No. x 2 bedroom semi-detached dwellings with off-street parking, private amenity space and cycle stores

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Minor Dwellings
Inspector
Bowden N
Postcode
RM14 1JY

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area including whether the proposal would represent a form of piecemeal development that does not take into account a wider site

What decided it

The Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply, combined with the modest (not substantial) nature of the harm to character and appearance, meant that the tilted balance under paragraph 11(d)(ii) of the NPPF favoured allowing the appeal.

The modest harm to character and appearance and the preference for comprehensive development of a wider site were outweighed by the benefits of housing delivery in a sustainable location where the local planning authority cannot demonstrate a five-year housing land supply.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 11

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