®Planning appeal decision
12A Deer Park Road, LONDON, SW19 3TL
‘continued use of the premises as a 16 bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO)’
- Authority
- London Borough of Merton
- Appeal type
- major · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Major dwellings
- Inspector
- Shearing C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the function of the designated Strategic Industrial Location and the supply of sites for industrial purposes
- Whether the development provides an acceptable standard of living conditions for its occupiers, with particular regard to noise, air quality and living facilities
- Whether the development supports sustainable means of transport with particular regard to cycle storage
What decided it
The development does not provide satisfactory living conditions to its occupiers in terms of noise disturbance and causes harm to the supply of commercial and industrial premises and the function of the designated Strategic Industrial Location.
The benefits of providing flexible and affordable HMO accommodation were outweighed by the harm to the SIL function and the unacceptable living conditions for occupiers due to noise disturbance.
Plan policies cited: Policy CS12, Policy E4, Policy E5, Policy D13, Policy D14, Policy DM E1, Policy DM EP2, Policy DM D2, Policy DM EP4, Policy DM H2, Policy DM H5, Policy CS9, Policy CS14, Policy T5, Policy CS18
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.