®Planning appeal decision
325 Hilldene Avenue, ROMFORD, RM3 8DJ
the unauthorised material change of use of a dwellinghouse (class C3) to a house in multiple occupation
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Peerless K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- On grounds (b) & (c), whether the alleged breach of planning control has taken place as a matter of fact and, if it has, whether planning permission is needed to authorise it
- On ground (a), the effect of the development on the living conditions of existing and future occupants of the property (with reference to space standards) and their neighbours (with reference to noise and disturbance)
What decided it
Restricting the HMO use to a maximum of 5 occupants would allow sufficient shared communal space and would not give rise to greater noise and disturbance than an ordinary single family dwelling, thereby protecting both the living conditions of occupants and neighbours.
Plan policies cited: Policy 8 (vi) of the emerging Havering Local Plan, DCD policy DC4, Core Strategy and Development Control Policies Development Plan Document 2008 policy D61
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.