®Planning appeal decision
Havering Park Stables, Bower Farm Road, Havering-Atte-Bower, Romford, Greater London, RM4 1QR
Conversion of existing building to form two residential dwellings (Class C3) and alterations to enlarge the retained residential dwelling (Class C3). Demolition of the remaining buildings and structures on the site and construction of 6 residential dwellings (Class C3) together with associated car parking, landscaping, highways and infrastructure works
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Pipkin R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including its effect on the significance of the Havering-Atte-Bower Conservation Area
- whether the existing use on the site is a recreational use and if so, whether its loss has been justified
- whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to national policy
What decided it
The benefits of housing delivery (in the context of a 2.9 year housing land supply), affordable housing contribution and effective use of brownfield land outweighed the less than substantial heritage harm and the unjustified loss of recreational use, tipping the tilted balance in favour of granting permission.
the public benefits of the scheme (housing delivery against a shortfall in supply, affordable housing contribution, use of previously developed land, heritage restoration, economic and biodiversity benefits) outweighed the less than substantial harm to the Conservation Area, and the adverse impacts of approving the development did not significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole, so the presumption in favour of sustainable development applied
Framework references: 11, 57, 58, 104, 154, 212, 215, 216
Plan policies cited: Policy 26, Policy 28, Policy HC1, Policy 18, Policy G2, Policy T6.1, Policy D7, Policy SI5, Policy 33, Policy 36
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.