16B Hawthorn Road, Wallington, SM6 0SX

Planning appeal 3331307 at 16B Hawthorn Road, Wallington, SM6 0SX (London Borough of Sutton) was allowed on 4 October 2024 by Inspector Livingstone C, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: the principle of the conversion of the small six-bedroom HMO to a large eight-bedroom HMO in respect to housing need and local plan policy.

Change of use from 6-bed house of multiple occupancy (Class C4) to 8-bed house of multiple occupancy (Sui Generis)

Authority: London Borough of Sutton
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Livingstone C
Postcode: SM6 0SX

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

the principle of the conversion of the small six-bedroom HMO to a large eight-bedroom HMO in respect to housing need and local plan policy
whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for all future occupants with regard to internal living space and occupants of bedroom four in regard to outlook and light

What decided it

HMOs play an important role in meeting diverse housing needs and the proposal would provide a home for two additional individuals, which are material considerations indicating that permission should be granted despite the conflict with criterion c(i) of Policy 10.

the material considerations of housing need and the role of HMOs in meeting diverse housing needs outweighed the conflict with criterion c(i) of Policy 10 (the property being semi-detached rather than detached)

What the Inspector cited

Development plan policies: Policy 10 of the Sutton Local Plan 2016-2031Policies 36 and 37 of the Sutton Local Plan 2016-2031Policy H16 of the London Plan 2021
National Planning Policy Framework: Paragraph 56

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