®Planning appeal decision
105 Burdett Road, London, E3 4JN
Planning appeal 3278183 at 105 Burdett Road, London, E3 4JN (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 4 November 2021 by Inspector Walker R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The achievement and maintenance of balanced communities, including the supply of family-sized dwellings.
Change of use of upper levels of 105 Burdett Road to a five-bedroom HMO with amenity space together with infill extension at first floor level, retention of ground floor as hot food take-away and/or Class E (commercial, business and service)
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Walker R
- Postcode
- E3 4JN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The achievement and maintenance of balanced communities, including the supply of family-sized dwellings
- Whether the proposal provides acceptable living conditions for future occupiers, with particular reference to external amenity space
What decided it
The loss of a family-sized dwelling suitable for family occupation, which would undermine the Council's ability to provide family housing and conflict with development plan policies, outweighed the acceptable living conditions that would be provided to future HMO occupiers.
The acceptable living conditions for future HMO occupiers were outweighed by the harm to the achievement and maintenance of balanced communities through the loss of family-sized housing.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D.H2Policy D.H7Policy D.H3
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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