®Planning appeal decision
17 Maude Terrace, Walthamstow, London, E17 7DG
Planning appeal 3287867 at 17 Maude Terrace, Walthamstow, London, E17 7DG (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 20 September 2022 by Inspector Russell M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development would conflict with the aims of national and local planning policy to create mixed and balanced communities.
‘retention of HMO use of property’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- E17 7DG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development would conflict with the aims of national and local planning policy to create mixed and balanced communities
- Whether suitable living conditions would be provided for occupiers of the development with particular regard to internal communal space
What decided it
The development conflicts with both the specific policy requirement to prevent HMO conversions in restricted wards to maintain housing mix, and fails to provide the minimum communal floor space standards required for occupier living conditions.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5Policy DM6Policy DM7Policy CS13Policy CS2
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 62Paragraph 130
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.
See how each was appliedThe decision 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.