Planning appeal decision
70A Leybourne Road, London, E11 3BT
Planning appeal 3267938 at 70A Leybourne Road, London, E11 3BT (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 1 October 2021 by Inspector Osgathorp C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family-sized dwellings in the Borough.
change of use from a single-family dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) comprising 3 people and 3 rooms (Use Class C4)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Osgathorp C
- Postcode
- E11 3BT
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the supply of family-sized dwellings in the Borough
- The effect of the proposed development on the availability of on-street parking and the use of sustainable modes of transport
What decided it
The proposal conflicts with the development plan by reducing family-sized housing supply in a restricted conversion area and would harm the parking environment without a feasible means of securing permit-free status.
The contribution to housing needs for certain sectors of the community was outweighed by the conflict with development plan policies protecting family-sized housing supply and managing parking stress.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2Policy DM6Policy CS13Policy DM16
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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