Policy information sourced from the Havering Local Plan
10 Garden and backland development
Proposals for residential development on garden and backland sites in Havering will be supported when they:
- Ensure good access and, where possible, retain existing through routes;
- Retain and provide adequate amenity space for existing and new dwellings;
- Do not have a significant adverse impact on the amenity of existing and new occupants;
- Do not prejudice the future development of neighbouring sites;
- Do not result in significant adverse impacts on green infrastructure and biodiversity that cannot be effectively mitigated and;
- Within the Hall Lane and Emerson Park Character Areas as designated on the Policies Map, the subdivision of plots and garden development will not be supported, unless it can be robustly demonstrated that the proposal would not have an adverse impact on the character of the area and that the proposed plot sizes are consistent with the size, setting and arrangement of properties in the surrounding area.
For more information please see the Havering Local Plan