®Planning appeal decision
2 Morningside Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8LQ
Planning appeal 3287238 at 2 Morningside Road, Worcester Park, KT4 8LQ (London Borough of Sutton) was dismissed on 3 August 2022 by Inspector Glassar S, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether or not a large house in multiple occupation (HMO) is acceptable in the proposed location.
a change of use from existing 6-bedroom house in multiple occupation (C4) to a 7-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Sutton
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Glassar S
- Postcode
- KT4 8LQ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether or not a large house in multiple occupation (HMO) is acceptable in the proposed location
What decided it
The site is located outside an Area of Potential Intensification where the Council seeks to promote large HMO, and allowing the proposal would undermine the wider locational objectives of Policy 10(c)(ii) by setting a precedent for similar developments outside designated areas.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 10 of the Sutton Local Plan 2018Policy H9 of the London Plan 2021
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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