®Planning appeal decision
74 Gresham Road, LONDON, NW10 9BY
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
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.
Plan policies cited: Policy DMP 20, Policy CP 21, Policy DMP 17, Policy DMP 1, Policy DMP 16, Policy DMP 19
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.