®Planning appeal decision
35 Graham Road, LONDON, N15 3NH
without planning permission, the material change of use to a small House in Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4)
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the use as an HMO on the availability of smaller family housing in the Borough, having regard to the Development Plan and the Framework
- The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of adjoining residential property, having regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The adverse impacts of the HMO—loss of family housing and significant harm to neighbouring living conditions—significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefits of housing supply when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole.
The modest benefits of housing supply and economic contribution were outweighed by considerable negative social impacts from loss of family housing and harm to neighbouring living conditions; the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the Framework taken as a whole
Framework references: 60, 62
Plan policies cited: Policy SP2 of the Haringey Local Plan Strategic Policies, Policy DM17:A of the Haringey Development Management Development Plan Document, Policy D9D of the London Plan, Policy DM1:D of the Haringey Development Management Development Plan Document, Policy SP11 of the Haringey Local Plan Strategic Policies
Judgments cited: Murfitt v SSE [1980] JPL 598; Somak Travel v SSE [1987] JPL 630; Kestrel Hydro v SSCLG & Spelthorne BC [2016] EWCA Civ 784
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.