®Planning appeal decision
133 Turpin Avenue, ROMFORD, RM5 2LU
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
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.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy GG1, London Plan Policy GG2, London Plan Policy GG4, London Plan Policy D1, London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy H2, Havering Local Plan Policy 3, Havering Local Plan Policy 9, Havering Local Plan Policy 24
The main issues and the deciding factor are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.