®Planning appeal decision
67 Rutland Gardens, LONDON, N4 1JW
a change of use from C3 (single family dwelling) to C4 (House in Multiple Occupation)
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Nilsson A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the proposed development would harm the supply of family housing within the Borough having regard to development plan policy
What decided it
The appeal property's gross internal floor area exceeds the 120m² threshold in Policy DM17, meaning it qualifies as a larger home rather than a smaller family dwelling, and the Council provided no substantive evidence of harm from over-concentration of HMOs.
The protection of smaller family homes under Policy DM17 was balanced against the fact that this property exceeds the 120m² threshold and thus is not a smaller family home the policy seeks to protect; the balance tipped in favour of allowing the development.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM17, Policy DM16, Policy SP2
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.