®Planning appeal decision
39 Northbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 3BP
Planning appeal 3260993 at 39 Northbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 3BP (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 6 April 2023 by Inspector Tweddle J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development is suitably located and provides a suitable mix of housing, with particular regard to the provision of family homes.
without planning permission, the material change of use of property from dwellinghouse (Use class: C3) to a large house of multiple occupation (Use class: Sui Generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Tweddle J
- Postcode
- IG1 3BP
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development is suitably located and provides a suitable mix of housing, with particular regard to the provision of family homes
- Whether the development provides satisfactory living conditions for occupants, with regard to communal space
- The effect of the development on the character of the area and the living conditions of neighbouring residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- Whether the development provides suitable arrangements for car parking and cycle storage
What decided it
The development fails to accord with the development plan on multiple grounds—unsuitability of location, loss of family housing stock, inadequate communal space for occupants, and significant adverse impacts on character and neighbouring amenity through noise and disturbance—and these conflicts are not outweighed by other considerations.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP5Policy LP6Policy LP26Policy LP24Policy LP22Policy LP23Policy LP2Policy H9Policy T5Policy T6Policy T6.1Policy T7
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.
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