®Planning appeal decision
62 Birkbeck Road, Romford, Havering, RM7 0QP
alterations to fenestration and a loft conversion with rear dormer; and change of use of single family dwelling-house (Use Class C3) to children's care home (Use Class C2)
- Authority
- Havering
- Appeal type
- Planning
- Procedure
- Written
- Development
- community-institutional
- Postcode
- RM7 0QP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect on housing mix
- the effect on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The evidence of unmet need for local children's care accommodation in Havering, demonstrated by the Children's Services Sufficiency Needs Assessment & Strategy, combined with the absence of unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions, outweighed the loss of a family dwelling.
The loss of a family dwelling to the housing supply weighed against the proposal, but the benefits of meeting identified need for children's care accommodation and the residential nature of the use outweighed this concern.
Plan policies cited: Policy 6 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031 (2021), Policy 3xi of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy H12(2) of the London Plan 2021, London Plan Policy S1(C), London Plan Policy S2(B&C), Policy 7 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy 16 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031, Policy 34 of the Havering Local Plan 2016-2031
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.