®Planning appeal decision
74 Gresham Road, London, NW10 9BY
Planning appeal 3248134 at 74 Gresham Road, London, NW10 9BY (London Borough of Brent) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 17 November 2021 by Inspector Merrett R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the need for HMO accommodation.
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Merrett R
- Postcode
- NW10 9BY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the need for HMO accommodation
- the effect of the development on the provision of family sized dwellings in the Borough
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents and the occupiers of the property with particular regard to noise disturbance, waste storage and garden maintenance and of the occupiers of the property in terms of internal space standards, the availability of outdoor amenity space and cycle storage provision
What decided it
The absence of a demonstrable need for HMO accommodation in the context of the policy objective to protect family-sized dwellings in the Borough outweighed the absence of harm to living conditions.
The absence of harm to living conditions of neighbours and occupiers did not outweigh the conflict with policies seeking to maintain a balanced housing stock and protect family-sized dwellings where no demonstrable need for the HMO had been established.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DMP 20Policy CP 21Policy DMP 17Policy DMP 1Policy DMP 16Policy DMP 19
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.