34 The Broadway, Havering, Hornchurch, RM12 4RN

Planning appeal 6001542 at 34 The Broadway, Havering, Hornchurch, RM12 4RN (London Borough of Havering) was allowed on 30 January 2026 by Inspector Johnson B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance.

Extension to mezzanine floor and internal alterations to create a multipurpose hall, and addition of Use Class F2(b) and ancillary F1(f) use to existing F1(a) use

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Other minor developments
Inspector: Johnson B
Postcode: RM12 4RN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring residential occupiers, with regard to noise and disturbance
highway safety

What decided it

The uncontested technical noise evidence demonstrating that noise levels would not exceed acceptable thresholds for neighbouring occupiers, combined with the site's accessibility via sustainable transport modes and measures to promote their use, satisfied the Inspector that the proposal would not have detrimental impacts on living conditions or highway safety.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 7Policy 13Policy 16Policy 12Policy 23Policy 24Policy D14Policy S1Policy T4
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 198Paragraph 115Paragraph 116Paragraph 98Paragraph 57

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