®Planning appeal decision
46 Wincanton Road, Noak Hill, Romford, RM3 9DH
a change of use from residential dwelling (Class C3) to children's residential care home (Class C2) and a loft conversion with a rear dormer
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Barnes D
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host property and the surrounding area
- the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring properties
What decided it
The fallback position of permitted development rights for a similar dormer extension, combined with the contextual location adjacent to an existing care home and the ability to control impacts through conditions, outweighed the policy conflicts and justified allowing the appeal.
Plan policies cited: Policy 26 of the Havering Local Plan, Policy D4 of the London Plan, HLP Policy 6, HLP Policy 7, HLP Policy 34, LP Policy D14, HLP Policy 16, HLP Policy H12, LP Policy S1, LP Policy S2
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.