6 Pettley Gardens Romford RM7 9AB

P1230.24FullRefused

Refused on 6 November 2024

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

Proposal

Change of Use from C3 (residential dwelling) to C2 (children's care home)

Received: 11 September 2024
Council: London Borough of Havering
Ward: St Edwards

ReceivedReceived11 Sep
ValidatedValidated11 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date6 Nov
DecidedDecided6 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 6 Pettley Gardens Romford RM7 9AB. Havering has handled 1,984 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across St Edwards. We hold 582 applications in total for the RM7 postcode area.

78% of full applications at London Borough of Havering were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: RM7 9AB
Application type: Full
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 September 2024
Target decision date: 6 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Mr Lloyd Jones Pen-y-Rhiw Redbrook Road NEWPORT NP20 5AB

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference: 4574
Appeal date: 19 November 2024

Appeal history

3355796

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 April 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

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Source: Havering

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