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Dismissed24 September 20256000277

Maylands Golf Club, Colchester Road, ROMFORD, RM3 0AZ

to demolish existing stable blocks and erect new stables, sixteen containers, 30x16m menage and eleven parking spaces

Authority
London Borough of Havering
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
leisure-sport · Other minor developments
Inspector
Burch S

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether or not the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, including the effect on the openness of the Green Belt
  • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area
  • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of nearby residents, with regard to noise and disturbance
  • the effect of the proposed development on highway safety
  • the effect of the proposed development on protected species (bats)
  • whether the harm by reason of inappropriateness, and any other harm, would be clearly outweighed by other considerations so as to amount to the very special circumstances required to justify the proposal

What decided it

The substantial weight given to inappropriate development in the Green Belt and harm to openness, combined with harm to character and appearance, living conditions, highway safety and protected species, is not clearly outweighed by the minor benefits of the scheme.

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan 2021, Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy 27 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy D4 of the London Plan, Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy 34 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy T4 of the London Plan, Policy 24 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy T6 of the London Plan, Policy 30 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031

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