®Planning appeal decision
16 Newmarket Way, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6DS
Planning appeal 6000267 at 16 Newmarket Way, Hornchurch, Essex, RM12 6DS (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 25 September 2025 by Inspector Wright A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 14 Newmarket Way, with particular regard to privacy.
The proposed extension of the patio is designed to provide safe access to the garden from the approved single-storey rear extension. The patio is set at a suitable height to allow seamless access from the extension and includes a series of se ven steps leading down to the garden level. The patio height is 1,310mm, and there would always have been a level difference required patio or step access due to the relationship between the garden level and the finished floor level of the dwelling. A balustrade will be installed at a height of 1,100mm above the finished floor level of the patio, with the exact specification to be confirmed on -site with the client
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- householder · Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Wright A
- Postcode
- RM12 6DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of 14 Newmarket Way, with particular regard to privacy
What decided it
The raised patio has a comparable height and projection to other similar structures already present in the locality, and the boundary fence provides sufficient screening to prevent unacceptable overlooking of the neighbouring rear garden.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2021
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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