®Planning appeal decision
708 Lordship Lane, LONDON, N22 5JN
change of use from a dwelling (C3 use) to a 7 bedroom 9 person HMO (Sui Generis) including single-storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer and installation of three rooflights in front roof slope
- Authority
- London Borough of Haringey
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Owen A
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with respect to noise and disturbance
- whether the development would provide satisfactory living conditions for its future occupiers with regard to their outlook, internal living space and cycle and waste storage
- the effect of the proposal on the character of the area
What decided it
The failure to provide satisfactory living conditions for the occupier of room 2 and the unacceptable harmful impact on neighbouring occupiers' living conditions significantly and demonstrably outweighed the housing supply benefits when assessed against the Framework as a whole.
The adverse impacts on neighbouring living conditions and future occupier amenity significantly and demonstrably outweighed the modest benefit of providing seven units of accommodation (net six units after loss of existing dwelling), such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 11, 130
Plan policies cited: DM17, DM12, D6, DM10, 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.