®Planning appeal decision
Hoppingwood Beverley Lane, KINGSTON UPON THAMES, KT2 7EE
without the grant of planning permission, the change of use of the Land from a dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a large house in multiple occupation ("HMO") (Use Class Sui Generis) ("the Unauthorised Use")
- Authority
- Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Hand S
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the material change of use to a large HMO took place more than 10 years ago (Ground d)
- Whether the loss of a family home and increase in car use are contrary to policy (Ground a)
- Whether a fallback position to a 6-person HMO remedies the breach (Ground f)
- Whether 6 months is a more suitable compliance period than 3 months (Ground g)
What decided it
The 2-year break in continuous occupation as a large HMO (2017-2018) prevented the appellant from establishing the 10-year period required under Ground (d), and the unrestricted large HMO use was contrary to local policy on loss of family homes and transport sustainability.
Plan policies cited: Policy DM14, Policy T1, Policy T2
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.