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Quashed On Legal Grounds3 November 20253330448

163 Chandos Road, London, E15 1TX

Planning appeal 3330448 at 163 Chandos Road, London, E15 1TX (London Borough of Newham) was decided (quashed on legal grounds) on 3 November 2025 by Inspector Ghafoor A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: The effect of the HMO on the supply of family sized dwellings in the Borough, having regard to the objectives of the relevant development plan policies.

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
Ghafoor A
Postcode
E15 1TX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • The effect of the HMO on the supply of family sized dwellings in the Borough, having regard to the objectives of the relevant development plan policies
  • The living conditions of existing and future occupiers, having regard to noise and disturbance

What decided it

The loss of this single family house was unlikely to have a significant adverse impact on the Borough's family housing stock, and the HMO use would not materially harm the living conditions of existing or future occupiers.

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies
Policy GG4 of The London Plan (2021)Policy H1 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy H3 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy H4 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy S1 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy S6 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy SP1 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy SP2 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy SP3 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)Policy D4 of The London Plan (2023)Policy D6 of The London Plan (2023)Policy D14 of The London Plan (2023)Policy SP8 of The London Borough of Newham Local Plan (2018)
National Planning Policy Framework
Paragraph 124

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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