Gravity Bar, in Collier Row Lane, has been handed a planning enforcement notice by Havering Council after it built a “pergola style extension” out the front of its property without permission.
The bar must now tear down the extension – which includes benches underneath a wooden structure – by April 10, and remove any debris accumulated from the demolition.
If the venue does not comply, it could face prosecution or “remedial action” from the council.
The enforcement notice said Gravity Bar would not be granted planning permission for the seating area due to it being “harmful to the appearance of the street”.
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It said: “The development in the form of the front extension (pergola), by reason of its very poor overall design and unsympathetic materials, forms an unacceptably dominant and visually intrusive feature, harmful to the appearance of the street scene.
“The council does not consider that planning permission should be granted because planning conditions attached to any consent would not overcome these problems.”
Gravity Bar can appeal the enforcement notice by writing to the council’s planning team before March 10, and paying a fee of £1,156 to the council.
According to the notice, the planning breach occurred within the last four years.
The most recent planning application submitted for Gravity Bar’s address, 322 Collier Row Lane, was a change of use from retail to cafe or restaurant in July 2021.
This was refused by Havering Council and there have been no applications submitted since.
Gravity Bar opened in June 2023, with Romford MP Andrew Rosindell attending the launch.
Gravity Bar has been contacted for comment.
