®Planning appeal decision
1A St Albans Avenue, East Ham, LONDON, E6 6HH
Retrospective planning application for change of use to large HMO
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Merrett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the supply of family housing
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the existing and future occupiers of the property, in terms of the quality of residential accommodation
- the effect of the development on neighbouring residents, having particular regard to noise and disturbance from comings and goings
- the effect of the development on parking stress in the locality, due to the lack of provision for cycle parking
What decided it
The loss of a family dwelling through conversion to a sui generis HMO directly conflicts with the Council's housing strategy and protective policies for family housing, which cannot be justified by the appellant's arguments regarding demand or rental income.
Plan policies cited: Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy H4, Policy H8, Policy H10, Policy S1, Policy S6, Policy SP1, Policy SP2, Policy SP3, Policy SP8, Policy T1, Policy T2, Policy T5, Policy T6, Policy INF2, Policy D6, Policy D3, Policy D4, Policy D14
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.