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Dismissed2 May 20243325968

163 Winchester Road, London, E4 9JN

Planning appeal 3325968 at 163 Winchester Road, London, E4 9JN (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 2 May 2024 by Inspector English D, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the proposal would be consistent with the Council's development strategy concerning houses in multiple occupation.

to change the use from Class 3 (single family home) to Class 4 (HMO) with minor interior alterations to facilitate layout changes

Authority
Waltham Forest London Borough Council
Appeal type
minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Change of use
Inspector
English D
Postcode
E4 9JN

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the proposal would be consistent with the Council's development strategy concerning houses in multiple occupation
  • whether the proposal would provide satisfactory living conditions for future occupiers in respect of the size of the rooms

What decided it

The appeal building's original gross internal floorspace of approximately 80sq.m. falls below the 124sq.m. threshold in Local Plan Policy 20, which expressly prohibits conversion of smaller homes to HMOs, and the proposed room sizes fail to meet minimum standards.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy 20Policy 53Policy 56Policy 57

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