Planning appeal decision
163 Winchester Road, London, E4 9JN
Planning appeal 3288003 at 163 Winchester Road, London, E4 9JN (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 23 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.
‘change of use from C3 residential to C4 HMO (small HMO)’
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Russell M
- Postcode
- E4 9JN
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 space and external storage
What decided it
The proposal directly conflicts with Policy DM6 ii) which prohibits conversion of larger homes to HMOs in the Chapel End Restricted Conversion Ward, and fails to demonstrate suitable living conditions for occupiers regarding internal space and external waste storage.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy DM5Policy DM6Policy CS2Policy CS6Policy CS13Policy DM14Policy H9
- 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.
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