Comments on: Planning applications in Havering (25 February – 03 March 2025)

By: Vicky Blackburn

Vicky Blackburn — Tue, 13 May 2025 01:03:53 +0000

This planning application has once again been turned down by the council.
Let’s see if it now goes to appeal.

By: John phillips

John phillips — Thu, 08 May 2025 09:04:10 +0000

I support Vicky Blackburn’s messages. An old map of Cranham of 1925 shows this area as “village green and in the introduction to my book “Victorian Cranham and the Boyd School” I describe the use of the land in the 1950s as a regular community resource.

By: Editor

Editor — Mon, 17 Mar 2025 17:24:53 +0000

In reply to Vicky Blackburn.

Agreed

Kind regards

Cllr John Tyler

By: Vicky Blackburn

Vicky Blackburn — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:58:26 +0000

Unfortunately, even if turned down by the Council’s planning department, these applications often get through on appeal.

By: Editor

Editor — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 19:53:52 +0000

In reply to Vicky Blackburn.

Dear Vicky,

I can confirm that Upminster Ward councillors have ‘called in’ the application, so that if it is recommended for approval by Havering’s Planning Department, it will instead go before a Planning Committee, to be heard in full, before they make a decision.

Kind regards

Cllr John Tyler

By: Vicky Blackburn

Vicky Blackburn — Sat, 08 Mar 2025 12:44:47 +0000

I see the plans have once again been submitted to build a Brain Injury Unit in St Mary’s Lane on the land which has been allowed to become completely overgrown.
I sincerely hope the Upminster Councillors will object to this application as this land is part of the Cranham Conservation area.
We have already lost part of this conservation area to the building of Coopers Coborn school and the large houses at the bottom of The Chase.
How much more will be given over to buildings at a loss of our green conservation areas?
I have objected to this application each time it comes up and I hope it will be thrown out again before all our green areas in Cranham get concreted over!
The Cranham Conservation Area document can be found on the Council’s website.