Howards Farm, Tomkyns Lane, Upminster, RM14 1TP

proposed development to demolish existing 5 bedroom dwelling, single detached garage and storage and erection of 4/5 bedroom dwellinghouse without complying with a condition attached to planning permission Ref P0550.23, dated 14 June 2023

Authority: Havering
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: residential
Postcode: RM14 1TP

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

Whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and relevant development plan policies

What decided it

The footprint remains broadly the same as the demolished dwelling, the enlarged basement is below ground level, the roof form remains similar, and the dwelling continues to occupy the site as a single detached dwelling of comparable scale, such that the cumulative changes do not result in a materially larger replacement building under NPPF paragraph 154(d).

Framework references: 154

Plan policies cited: Policy G2 of the London Plan, Policy SI 5 of the London Plan, London Plan Policy T6.1

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