®Planning appeal decision
59 Mayesbrook Road, Dagenham, RM8 2EA
for the ‘change of use from a C3 dwellinghouse to a C2 children's care home, registered with Ofsted under the Children's Homes Regulations 2015 and Care Standards Act 2000, accommodating two children with care provided by up to two carers per shift
- Authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- community-institutional · Change of use
- Inspector
- Marriott H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the proposed development on the provision of family housing in the area with particular regard to the need for care accommodation for looked after children
What decided it
The unmet need for children's care accommodation, evidenced by the Council's own sufficiency strategies and the absence of detailed evidence demonstrating that such needs are fully met, outweighs the loss of a single family dwellinghouse.
the loss of a single family dwellinghouse, which would have only limited effect on housing supply, was outweighed by the positive contribution to meeting identified need for residential care accommodation for looked after children
Framework references: 63, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy H12 of The London Plan (2021), Policy SP3 of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Local Plan 2020-2037 (2024), Policy D7 of The London Plan, Policy H1 of The London Plan, Policy S2 of The London Plan, Policy SPDG1 of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Local Plan
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.