Planning appeal decision
127 Ashville Road, London, E11 4DS
Planning appeal 3333559 at 127 Ashville Road, London, E11 4DS (Waltham Forest London Borough Council) was dismissed on 15 August 2024 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the development complies with the Council's development strategy relating to the provision of HMOs.
Retention of use of property as 3 to 6 persons House in Multiple Occupation-HMO (use class C4), with associated recycling and bicycle storage facilities to front garden”
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- E11 4DS
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the development complies with the Council's development strategy relating to the provision of HMOs
- Whether the development would provide an acceptable standard of living for its occupants
- Whether the development complies with local policies relating to 'car-free' housing
What decided it
The proposal failed to meet the minimum floor space threshold for HMO conversion under Policy 20 and would result in inadequate living conditions with insufficient room sizes and no separate communal space for occupants.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy 15Policy 20Policy 60Policy 66
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 135
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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