®Planning appeal decision
1 Oakley Avenue, LONDON, W5 3SA
without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to use as a Large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis) with 15 bedrooms for up to 20 persons
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether suitable living conditions are provided for existing and future occupiers of the appeal premises having regard to the use as a large House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), with reference to internal living space, noise and disturbance, shared facilities, privacy and outdoor amenity space.
- The effect of the use on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential property, having regard to noise and disturbance.
- Whether the use supports sustainable transport objectives, having regard to the parking of vehicles and provision of cycle parking.
- The effect on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.
What decided it
The use fails to provide suitable living conditions for existing and future occupiers due to absence of shared living room space and inadequate outdoor amenity for 20 people, and has harmfully eroded neighbouring residents' living conditions through increased noise and disturbance, in conflict with the Development Plan taken as a whole.
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D3, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy D13, London Plan Policy D14, London Plan Policy T1, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy T6.1, DPD Policy 7A, DPD Policy 7B, DPD Policy 7D, DPD Policy 7.4
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