®Planning appeal decision
133 Turpin Avenue, Romford, RM5 2LU
Planning appeal 3297817 at 133 Turpin Avenue, Romford, RM5 2LU (London Borough of Havering) was allowed in part (a split decision) on 4 October 2023 by Inspector Lewis D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the two flats provide good quality living accommodation for the occupiers, having regard to meeting priority housing need (ground a).
Without planning permission, the conversion of residential dwelling to two self-contained dwellings
- Authority
- London Borough of Havering
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Lewis D
- Postcode
- RM5 2LU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the two flats provide good quality living accommodation for the occupiers, having regard to meeting priority housing need (ground a)
- Whether the material change of use took place on or before 4 April 2018 and was in continuous use as two flats for four years thereafter (ground d)
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive to achieve its purpose (ground f)
What decided it
The development fails to provide good quality living accommodation having regard to priority housing need, particularly through loss of a family home and inadequate amenity space for the upper unit, and these adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the housing supply benefits under the tilted balance.
The benefits of delivering additional housing supply, weighted against the loss of priority 3+ bedroom family accommodation and failure to achieve high quality homes meeting design standards and amenity requirements, with the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweighing the benefits under the tilted balance.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- London Plan Policy GG1London Plan Policy GG2London Plan Policy GG4London Plan Policy D1London Plan Policy D3London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy H2Havering Local Plan Policy 3Havering Local Plan Policy 9Havering Local Plan Policy 24
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
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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