®Planning appeal decision
Jonos, 37 Cranbrook Road, Ilford, IG1 4PA
the retention of the ground floor extension and addition of a three-storey extension above, for use as a large HMO (Sui Generis) for up to 13 people
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Bayliss G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of neighbouring residential properties with regard to outlook, daylight and sunlight
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future occupants with regard to shared communal facilities
- Whether the proposed development would provide adequate cycle storage for future occupants, and whether it would provide adequate refuse storage for the future occupants and the public house
What decided it
The failure to provide adequate cycle storage and refuse storage facilities for future occupants and the public house, which constitutes significant harm that substantially outweighs the modest housing benefits.
The significant harm from inadequate cycle and refuse storage substantially outweighs the modest benefits of providing 4 additional HMO units for 2 more people, even accounting for the Council's inability to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply and the out-of-date development plan policies.
Framework references: 11, 60, 126, 130, 134
Plan policies cited: LP26, LP23, Policy 6.9 of the London Plan (2021)
Judgments cited: Bernard Wheatcroft Ltd v SSE 1982
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.