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Mr Motors, Mr Motors Whalebone Lane North, Romford, Barking And Dagenham, RM6 5QT

23/01827/FULLFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of an additional two storeys above existing building to facilitate 9no residential units with associated refuse and cycle storage and the change of use of existing ground floor from Sui Generis to Use Class E

Received
1 December 2023
Ward
Chadwell Heath
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Mr Motors, Mr Motors Whalebone Lane North, Romford, Barking And Dagenham, RM6 5QT. Barking and Dagenham has handled 723 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 1 December 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 137 applications across Chadwell Heath. We hold 734 applications in total for the RM6 postcode area.

65% of full applications at London Borough of Barking and Dagenham were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RM6 5QT
Application type
Full Planning Permission

Planning application dates

Validated
1 December 2023

Planning decision

Decision
Refused

Appeal history

3354884
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 7 July 2025Dev Type: Minor DwellingsReason: Refusal

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Article 4 direction: HMO Article 4
  • Green belt: Barking and Dagenham
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Barking and Dagenham

Contains public sector information from the Planning London Datahub, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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