Appeal 6000114
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Official decision document
The decision, section by section
5 sections
Read the development description and the Inspector’s text from the official decision PDF in source order. Source headings are retained where available. Personal and contact details are removed by an automated privacy filter; this is source material, not Rules for You analysis.
Section 01
Development description
Retention of driveway and front boundary wall and proposed metal grills and gate at [site address]
Section 02
Preliminary Matters
The description of development above is from the Council’s decision notice as this more accurately describes the appeal scheme.
The development has commenced, albeit not been completed.
Section 03
Issue – Effect on the character and appearance of the area
The appeal property and adjoining semi-detached dwelling do not follow the predominant layout of the surrounding residential form, notably, due to occupying corner plots they are served by more sizeable front gardens. Additionally, the adjoining semi-detached dwelling, because of its boundary treatment, displays a far more enclosed frontage with a greater sense of formality than neighbouring properties. Although the boundary enclosure to the adjoining dwelling did not receive planning permission, it has been established for a considerable period, such that it is immune from planning enforcement.
Regardless of the lack of vegetation, the hardstanding installed at the appeal site does not appear inappropriate having regard to the surrounding context of front gardens, which are also mostly covered with hardstanding.
Due to the height and length of the boundary wall and proposed railings, the appeal scheme would not follow the largely open nature of front gardens that characterise much of the surrounding residential built form. Nonetheless, the development reflects and ties in well with the boundary treatment to the adjoining semi-detached property. Additionally, because of the appeal site’s corner plot, the property’s frontage would already have not been highly reflective of the existing pattern and rhythm of development in the streetscene.
Consequently, whilst the proposed boundary enclosure differs from the predominant nearby built form, I still find the appeal scheme to effectively integrate into the streetscene and not to cause harm to the character and appearance of the area. It therefore accords with the policies cited on the decision notice.
Section 04
Conditions
The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with drawings: Block Plan & [name], [name]. 05 ([name] [site address] ); As Built Plan, [name]. 02 ([name] [site address] ); and [name]. 04 ([name] [site address] ). Reason: to provide clarity and certainty.
Given the development has already begun, it is not necessary to attach a standard time-limit condition for commencement of development.
Section 05
Conclusion
The proposal complies with the development plan as a whole and nothing indicates a decision should be made otherwise.
Planning inspector and document dates
The official casework attribution is grouped under a one-way keyed hash and shown only by its local identifier. Decision-letter dates and page references are extracted by fixed first-page rules and checked against that authoritative record.
Appeal Decision
- Extracted inspector · page 1
- Inspector attribution ID 2658No official casework-database value to compare
- Extracted decision date · page 1
- 12 May 2025Matches the official casework database
- Extracted site visit dates
- 8 May 2025 (page 1)
Reference and authority
Official identifiers and the planning authority recorded against this case.
- Case reference
- 6000114
- Application reference
- P1336.24
- Lead case reference
- Not recorded
- Planning authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Planning authority code
- E09000016
Casework details
The casework, procedure, development and linking details supplied by the official record.
- Casework type
- Householder (HAS)
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development type
- Householder developments
- Appeal type reason
- Not recorded
- Appeal reason
- refused
- Type detail
- No Application Type Assocaited
- Jurisdiction
- No Jurisdiction Associated
- Link status
- Not recorded
Site and development
Published appeal-site measurements and planning designations, without the withheld precise location fields.
- Site area
- 0 hectares
- Floor space
- 600 m²
- Number of residences
- Not recorded
- Site in Green Belt
- No
- Agricultural holding
- Not recorded
- Affects setting of a listed building
- Yes
- Historic building grant made
- Not recorded
- Relates to a conservation area
- Not recorded
- Flooding is an issue
- Not recorded
- Site within an AONB
- Not recorded
- Site within an SSSI
- Not recorded
Decision and dates
The published outcome and every imported case date.
- Official decision
- Allowed
- Decision category
- Allowed
- Received date
- 1 February 2025
- Valid date
- 1 February 2025
- Start date
- 3 February 2025
- Planning authority decision date
- 20 December 2024
- Appeal decision date
- 12 May 2025
Case administration
Published recovery, call-in, costs and enforcement information for this case.
- Redetermined
- Not recorded
- Bespoke
- Not recorded
- Date recovered
- Not recorded
- Date not recovered or derecovered
- Not recorded
- Call-in date
- Not recorded
- Costs applied for
- No
- Enforcement grounds count
- Not recorded
- Enforcement grounds
- Not recorded
Source and catalogue history
When this record appeared in the rolling official release and when the catalogue stored it.
- Source
- Planning Inspectorate casework database
- Source data system
- Back Office
- Dataset status
- Current release
- Catalogue record ID
- 69406
- First seen
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Last seen
- 20 August 2026 at 16:28
- Removed from release
- Not recorded
- Record created
- 20 August 2026 at 14:25
- Record updated
- 24 August 2026 at 16:21