®Planning appeal decision
25 Squirrels Heath Road, Romford, Havering, RM3 0LH
conversion of existing house into 1 x 4-bedroom flat (including existing annex), 1 x 2-bedroom flat, and 1 x 1-bedroom flat with fenestration alterations
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Leung F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to the provision of internal space and outdoor amenity space, noise and disturbance, outlook, and privacy
What decided it
The failure to demonstrate adequate floor-to-ceiling heights, combined with inadequate outdoor amenity space for upper-floor flats and noise disturbance to the ground-floor flat, means the proposal would not provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, which outweighs the modest housing supply benefits in the planning balance.
The adverse impacts of unacceptable living conditions (significant weight) significantly and demonstrably outweigh the modest benefits of 2 additional dwellings and housing delivery (moderate weight), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development does not apply
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: Policy D6 of The London Plan (2021), Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 (2021), Policy 9 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 (2021)
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.