®Planning appeal decision
Notice varied and upheld1 July 20223266927
ANNEXE, 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 · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Peerless K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A grounds (b) & (c): whether the alleged breach of planning control has taken place as a matter of fact and whether planning permission is needed to authorise it
- Appeal A 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)
- Appeal B ground (b): whether the alleged breach of planning control has taken place as a matter of fact
- Appeal B ground (a): the effect of the development on the living conditions of existing and future occupants of the property (with reference to living standards), highway safety and the character and appearance of the surrounding area
- Appeal B ground (g): whether the time for compliance is reasonable
What decided it
For Appeal A, the absence of neighbour complaints over 7 years of unauthorised use and the acceptability of occupancy restricted to 5 persons as a C4 HMO. For Appeal B, the annexe's failure to meet minimum space standards and policy resistance to conversion of annexes to self-contained dwellings.
Plan policies cited: Policy D61, Policy DC4, Policy 8(vi) emerging Havering Local Plan
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