®Planning appeal decision
1 The Crescent, UPMINSTER, Havering, RM14 1JY
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
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.
Framework references: 11
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.