®Planning appeal decision
70 Chestnut Avenue, Forest Gate, LONDON, E7 0JJ
without planning permission, the material change of use to a Use Class C4 house in multiple occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hawkins S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use as a small HMO contributes to a mixed and balanced community, having regard to the effect on the supply of family housing in the Borough
- Whether suitable living conditions are provided for existing and future occupiers of the premises, having regard to living space, noise and disturbance and outdoor amenity space
- The effect on the living conditions of occupiers of neighbouring residential property, having regard to noise and disturbance
What decided it
The use as a small HMO unacceptably erodes the supply of family housing contrary to development plan policies, fails to provide suitable living conditions for occupiers, and causes unacceptable harm to neighbouring residents through noise and disturbance, with no material considerations indicating the decision should be made otherwise than in accordance with the development plan.
Plan policies cited: Policy H4, Policy S6, Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy S1, Policy SP2, Policy GG4, Policy SP3, Policy SP8, Policy D6, Policy D14, Policy D4
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.