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Dismissed12 May 20256000145

Suttons Farm, Tomkyns Lane, Upminster, RM14 1TP

Planning appeal 6000145 at Suttons Farm, Tomkyns Lane, Upminster, RM14 1TP (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 12 May 2025 by Inspector Conde L, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt.

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Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
utilities-energy · Householder developments
Inspector
Conde L
Postcode
RM14 1TP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt
  • The effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt
  • Whether other considerations clearly outweigh the harm resulting from the inappropriate development, to amount to very special circumstances

What decided it

The proposal fails to meet the exception for extensions in the Green Belt and the modest benefits claimed do not constitute very special circumstances to outweigh the substantial harm from inappropriate development and loss of openness.

What the Inspector cited

National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 154

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