Rear of 73 Front Lane, Upminster, RM14 1XL

Change of use from storage to place of worship

Authority: London Borough of Havering
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: community-institutional · Change of use
Inspector: Johnson B
Postcode: RM14 1XL

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the effect of the proposal on the supply of industrial land in Havering
the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
highway and pedestrian safety

What decided it

The proposal fails to comply with the development plan on three independent grounds: loss of industrial land without adequate marketing or evidence of impact assessment, unmitigable harm to neighbouring living conditions from noise and disturbance, and unacceptable highway and pedestrian safety risks from the location and access arrangements.

Framework references: 85, 135, 198, 115, 116, 96, 98

Plan policies cited: Policy 20, Policy 7, Policy 16, Policy 34, Policy 23, Policy 24, Policy E4, Policy D14, Policy S1, Policy T4, Policy T6.4

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