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Dismissed5 August 20263362455

10 Avenue Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0SU

Planning appeal 3362455 at 10 Avenue Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0SU (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 5 August 2026 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's care home (Class C2) would constitute a material change in the use of the building requiring express planning permission.

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector
Ghafoor A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposed change of use from a dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a children's care home (Class C2) would constitute a material change in the use of the building requiring express planning permission

What decided it

The intensity and pattern of residential use, including 24-hour care provision, shift-based staffing, regulatory oversight, and associated vehicular movements and visitor activity, would be markedly different from a dwellinghouse and would constitute a material change in use requiring express planning permission.

What the Inspector cited

Judgments
R. v Bromley LBC Ex p. Sinclair [1991] 3 P.L.R. 60; Crawley BC vs SSETR [2004] EWHC 160 (Admin); North Devon v FSS and Southern Childcare Ltd [2003] EWHC 157 (Admin); R (Hossack) v Kettering BC and English Churches Housing Group [2002] EWCA Civ 886

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