®Planning appeal decision
1 Ardgown Road, London, Lewisham, SE6 1AJ
Planning appeal 3332197 at 1 Ardgown Road, London, Lewisham, SE6 1AJ (London Borough of Lewisham) was allowed on 2 September 2024 by Inspector Cryan M, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the use of the appeal property as a larger HMO would be acceptable in terms of its effect on housing supply, with particular regard to the provision of family housing in the area.
a change of use from a House in Multiple Occupation (“HMO”) for use by no more than 6 persons (Use Class C4) to a seven-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis)
- Authority
- London Borough of Lewisham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Cryan M
- Postcode
- SE6 1AJ
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the use of the appeal property as a larger HMO would be acceptable in terms of its effect on housing supply, with particular regard to the provision of family housing in the area
- The effect of the proposed development on parking stress in the area
What decided it
The material considerations that the property is already a small HMO, capacity would increase by only one bedroom, and the site is only slightly outside an area with adequate public transport accessibility, outweigh the conflict with DM Policy 6's PTAL requirement.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- DM Policy 6DM Policy 32Policy 1 of the 2011 Lewisham Core StrategyDM Policy 3Policy 14 of the Lewisham Core StrategyDM Policy 29Policy 13 of the Lewisham Core StrategyPolicy T5 of the London Plan 2021Policies T4 and T6 of the London Plan 2021
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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