®Planning appeal decision
118 Tallow Close, Dagenham, RM9 6EU
Planning appeal 3306540 at 118 Tallow Close, Dagenham, RM9 6EU (London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council) was dismissed on 7 March 2024 by Inspector Jones R, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the effect of the development on the Borough's stock of family housing.
change of use from C3 to C4. Change of use of lounge to bedroom 5
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones R
- Postcode
- RM9 6EU
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the Borough's stock of family housing
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of occupants of the property and the occupants of neighbouring properties with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- whether the property provides acceptable living conditions for its occupants, with particular regard to the provision of internal living space
- the effect of the development on car parking (applicable to Appeals A and B)
What decided it
The loss of a four-bedroom family home, which the development plan policies seek to prioritise, combined with unacceptable harm to neighbouring living conditions through noise and disturbance, outweighed any benefits of the HMO use.
The adverse impacts of the development (loss of family housing, inadequate internal living space, significant harm to neighbouring living conditions through noise and disturbance, and increased parking stress) significantly and demonstrably outweighed the benefits when assessed against the policies in the Framework taken as a whole, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DPD Policy BC4DPD Policy BP6DPD Policy PB8DPD Policy BP11DPD Policy BR9CS Policy CM1CS Policy CC1CS Policy CM2CS Policy CP3DLP Policy DMH 5DLP Policy SP3DLP Policy SPDG 1DLP Policy SP 7DLP Policy DMD1DLP Policy DMSI 3DLP Policy SP2London Plan Policy GG4London Plan Policy H9London Plan Policy H1London Plan Policy H2London Plan Policy D4London Plan Policy D6London Plan Policy D8
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11Paragraph 63Paragraph 115Paragraph 135
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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