194 - 200 High Road, Chadwell Heath, RM6 6LU

for the change of use of the existing storage unit (Use Class B8) to a car parts retail unit with light vehicle servicing (Use Class E) including changes to the side fenestration

Authority: Barking and Dagenham
Appeal type: Planning
Procedure: Written
Development: retail
Postcode: RM6 6LU

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

The effect of the proposed development on highway and pedestrian safety

What decided it

The inevitable increase in vehicle movements and manoeuvres resulting from the light vehicle servicing use, combined with the constrained nature of the road and proximity to a school and nursery, would create unacceptable harm to highway and pedestrian safety that could not be adequately mitigated by conditions or management plans.

Plan policies cited: Policy DMT1, Policy DMT2, Policy T3, Policy T4, Policy T6

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