®Planning appeal decision
37 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9TH
Planning appeal 3368481 at 37 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9TH (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 6 November 2025 by Inspector Hitchcock R, following a hearing. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The main issue is whether or not there is sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the use of the dwelling, when occupied by 3 residents, they would live together as a single household where care is provided in a manner to fall within Class C3(b) of the Town and Country (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) such that planning permission would not be required by virtue of s55(2)(f) of the 1990 Act.
A supported living dwelling for 3 residents living together as a single household receiving care (Use Class C3b)
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Hitchcock R
- Postcode
- RM13 9TH
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The main issue is whether or not there is sufficient precise and unambiguous evidence to demonstrate on the balance of probability that the use of the dwelling, when occupied by 3 residents, they would live together as a single household where care is provided in a manner to fall within Class C3(b) of the Town and Country (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) such that planning permission would not be required by virtue of s55(2)(f) of the 1990 Act.
What decided it
The appellant's clarification that no minors would be accommodated and that care would be facilitative rather than dependent nursing care, combined with the small-scale shared living arrangement, satisfied the Inspector that the use would constitute a single household within Class C3(b).
What the Inspector cited
- Judgments
- North Devon DC v FSS & Southern Childcare Ltd [2003] EWHC 157 (Admin); [2003] JPL 1191
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.
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