®Planning appeal decision
15 Station Road, Known As 15B Station Road, Hayes, UB3 4BD
Planning appeal 3263116 at 15 Station Road, Known As 15B Station Road, Hayes, UB3 4BD (London Borough of Hillingdon) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 15 October 2021 by Inspector Hawkins S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether suitable living conditions for existing and future occupiers of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) have been provided, having regard to internal floorspace and private outdoor amenity space.
without planning permission the material change of use of the first floor of an ancillary storage building to a House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
- Postcode
- UB3 4BD
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether suitable living conditions for existing and future occupiers of the House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) have been provided, having regard to internal floorspace and private outdoor amenity space
- The effect on highway safety, having regard to vehicle parking
What decided it
The HMO's failure to provide suitable living conditions due to restrictive internal floorspace and absence of private outdoor amenity space, combined with unacceptable harm to highway safety from the absence of off-street parking provision, meant the use did not accord with the Development Plan or the revised Framework.
The accessible location of the site and market demand for residential accommodation were outweighed by the significant harm to living conditions and highway safety; the Inspector extended the compliance period from three to six months to balance the need to remedy planning harm promptly against the practical difficulties for tenants in finding alternative accommodation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy D6DMP Policy DMH 5DMP Policy DMHB 16DMP Policy DMHB 18DMP Policy DMT 2DMP Policy DMT 6DMP Policy DMHB 11DMP Appendix C Table 1
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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