Corner Farm Cottage, Fen Lane, North Ockendon, RM14 3RB

demolition of existing buildings and extensions and construction of double storey side extension, new raised roof, internal reconfiguration and material changes to elevation

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: householder · Householder (HAS)
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Householder developments
Inspector: Fish A

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies, including an assessment of the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt

What decided it

The demolition of existing structures reducing the spread of buildings across the site, combined with the flat landscape topography heightening openness, meant the proposal would not cause substantial harm to Green Belt openness under NPPF paragraph 154 g).

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of The London Plan adopted March 2021

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Heritage. Listed buildings by grade and distance, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, heritage at risk.
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