®Planning appeal decision
Land Adjacent to 5 Magnum Close, Rainham, RM13 3PU
Planning appeal 6000423 at Land Adjacent to 5 Magnum Close, Rainham, RM13 3PU (London Borough of Havering) was dismissed on 13 February 2026 by Inspector Sibley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on highway safety.
construction of 3 new dwellings with associated landscaping and parking
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Sibley G
- Postcode
- RM13 3PU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposal on highway safety
- whether the proposal would provide adequate servicing arrangements for the proposed dwellings
- the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of the occupiers of the proposed development with regard to crime and safety
- whether the proposal would prejudice future development of the neighbouring garage block site
What decided it
The lack of a secured, unobstructed access width at the point where vehicles must pass through the garage block site, combined with the inability to prevent third-party parking obstruction and the absence of any binding mechanism to control this, created a realistic and continuing prospect that safe and suitable access could not be maintained for the lifetime of the development.
The benefits of delivering three dwellings to address the identified housing shortfall and the economic and social benefits were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the adverse impacts of unsafe access and inadequate servicing arrangements that could not be resolved by condition.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 HLPPolicy 26 HLPPolicy 24 HLPPolicy 35 HLPPolicy D6 LPPolicy T4 LPPolicy D11 LP
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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