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No.Condition Text
1.The height of the proposed development would be materially out of keeping with the scale of adjacent buildings and thereby harmful to the townscape within Western Road contrary to Policies DC61 and DC66 of the LDF Core Strategy and Development Control Policies DPD and Policy ROM19 of the Romford Area Action Plan DPD.
2.This significant extension to a former office building converted to residential use would result in an overall number, mix and arrangement of flats - especially those 2 bed units likely to be occupied by families with children - which would be served by inadequate communal amenity space. This represents a cramped, unduly intense occupation of the site, failing to achieve the quality of living conditions to justify a building of this height and density, contrary to Policies DC61 and DC66 of the LDF Core Strategy and Development Control Policies DPD and Policy ROM19 of the Romford Area Action Plan DPD.
3.In the absence of a legal agreement to secure contributions towards the demand for school places arising from the development, the proposal fails to satisfactorily mitigate the infrastructure impact of the development, contrary to the provisions of Policies DC29 and DC72 of the Development Control Policies DPD and Policy 8.2 of the London Plan.
4.In the absence of a legal agreement to secure contributions towards affordable housing, the proposal fails to satisfactorily make provision for a range of housing provision, contrary to the provisions of Policies DC6 and DC72 of the Development Control Policies DPD and Policy 3.11 of the London Plan.
5.In the absence of a legal agreement to prevent residents from applying for and purchasing parking permits, the proposal fails to satisfactorily mitigate the overspill of parking onto nearby streets, to the detriment of residential amenity and highway safety, contrary to the provisions of Policies DC32 and DC33 of the Development Control Policies DPD.
6.Statement Required by Article 35 (2) of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015: During consideration by the committee, members placed different weight on the planning merits and decided to refuse planning permission.
7.The proposal, if granted planning permission on appeal, would be liable for the Mayor of London Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL). Based upon the information supplied with the application, the CIL payable would be £65,680 (this figure may go up or down, subject to indexation). Further details with regard to CIL are available from the Council's website.