®Planning appeal decision
1 Charlbury Crescent, Romford, Havering, RM3 8YR
Planning appeal 6000176 at 1 Charlbury Crescent, Romford, Havering, RM3 8YR (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 17 December 2025 by Inspector Fish A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers in respect of the amount and quality of outdoor amenity space, privacy and outlook.
alterations to existing property to create a 1-bed ground floor flat and 2 storey 4-bed dwelling
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Fish A
- Postcode
- RM3 8YR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers in respect of the amount and quality of outdoor amenity space, privacy and outlook
- Whether the proposed development would deliver biodiversity net gain
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate compliance with the mandatory biodiversity net gain requirement, which the Inspector assigned significant weight against the proposal, outweighed the modest benefits of additional housing delivery.
The modest benefits of additional housing and optimal use of land were outweighed by the significant weight assigned to the lack of biodiversity net gain, such that the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D6 of The London Plan, adopted March 2021Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, adopted November 2021Policy 9 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, adopted November 2021
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 57
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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