®Planning appeal decision
67 Rutland Gardens, London, N4 1JW
Planning appeal 3268532 at 67 Rutland Gardens, London, N4 1JW (London Borough of Haringey) was allowed on 14 December 2021 by Inspector Nilsson A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the proposed development would harm the supply of family housing within the Borough having regard to development plan policy.
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
- Postcode
- N4 1JW
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.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM17Policy DM16Policy SP2
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.