®Planning appeal decision
18 The Gateway, WATFORD, WD18 7HW
‘1. 8 room HMO (approved under reference 22/00321/HMO); 2. Garage into Habitable room (Planning application reference no. APP/Y1945/X/23/3317945 and 3. Conservatory roof to be insulated (Presently used as a sitting room) to be used as habitable room; All details as per Exhibit 1 (existing and proposed) plan enclosed.’ Appeal A:
- Authority
- Watford Borough Council
- Appeal type
- ldc · Lawful Development Certificate
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Householder developments
- Inspector
- Savage M
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the appeal scheme on the character and appearance of the area, having regard to the provision of refuse and recycling storage and cycle storage
- The effect of the appeal scheme on highway safety, having regard to parking provision
- Whether the accommodation would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupants, having regard to outlook from communal living accommodation
What decided it
The proposed works would breach condition 54 of the original planning permission by converting the garage to provide additional living accommodation, which is expressly prohibited, and the scheme fails to provide adequate refuse, recycling, cycle storage and parking provision required by the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy HO3.9 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038, Policy HO3.6 of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038, Appendix D of the Watford Local Plan 2021-2038, Policy T9 of the Watford District Local Plan 1993, Policy T18 of the Watford District Plan 2000
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.