Planning appeal decision
55 Handsworth Road, London, N17 6DB
Planning appeal 3256707 at 55 Handsworth Road, London, N17 6DB (London Borough of Haringey) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 11 April 2022 by Inspector Dudley G, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the property has been materially changed to six self-contained flats or remains an HMO with a shared kitchen.
the material change of use to six (6) self-contained flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Dudley G
- Postcode
- N17 6DB
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the property has been materially changed to six self-contained flats or remains an HMO with a shared kitchen
What decided it
The presence of a communal kitchen and the inadequacy of individual room cooking facilities (small microwaves or slow cookers) to meet the Gravesham test for day-to-day private domestic existence meant the property remained an HMO rather than six self-contained flats.
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