Planning appeal decision
Flat 38 Loweswater House, London, E3 4PY
Planning appeal 3286454 at Flat 38 Loweswater House, London, E3 4PY (London Borough of Tower Hamlets) was dismissed on 20 June 2022 by Inspector Sabu R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for the loss of family housing.
change of use of flat from C3 (residential) to C4 (small HMO)
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Sabu R
- Postcode
- E3 4PY
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would accord with the Council's development plan strategy for the loss of family housing
- whether the proposal would provide a suitable living environment for future occupiers with regard to internal space and private amenity space
- whether the proposal would provide adequate cycle parking
What decided it
The proposal would result in the loss of a three-bedroom family dwelling suitable for family occupation without demonstrated identified need for HMOs, conflicting with the Council's development plan strategy.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy D.H7Policy D.H2Policy D6Policy D.H3Policy D.TR3
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.
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