Planning appeal decision
21 Pembar Avenue, London, E17 6HN
Planning appeal 3325881 at 21 Pembar Avenue, London, E17 6HN (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 6 February 2024 by Inspector Pattison B, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the loss of a single family dwelling would conflict with the aims of national and local planning policy to create mixed and balanced communities.
change of use of C3 dwelling house to small HMO (C4) (Retrospective)
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Pattison B
- Postcode
- E17 6HN
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of a single family dwelling would conflict with the aims of national and local planning policy to create mixed and balanced communities
What decided it
The proposal would result in an unacceptable loss of a single family dwelling in a restricted conversion ward where HMO concentrations are already high, contrary to Policies CS2, DM5 and DM6 which seek to maintain mixed and balanced communities with a range of housing sizes.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy CS2 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan Core Strategy 2012Policy DM5 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Development Management Policies (2013)Policy DM6 of the Waltham Forest Local Plan - Development Management Policies (2013)
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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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.
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