®Planning appeal decision
56 Wellwood Road, ILFORD, IG3 8TZ
without planning permission, the change of use of the single family dwelling house into 3 flats and a shared unit of accommodation
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Jones R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the enforcement notice was issued too late (ground d appeal)
- Whether the flats provide acceptable living conditions for occupants with particular regard to internal and external living space and outlook (ground a appeal / deemed planning application)
- Whether the requirements of the enforcement notice are excessive to remedy the breach (ground f appeal)
- Whether the six month compliance period is too short (ground g appeal)
What decided it
The flats provide woefully inadequate living conditions that fall significantly short of National Internal Space Standards and development plan policies, and this harm significantly and demonstrably outweighs the limited benefits of increased housing supply.
The benefits of housing supply were outweighed by the significant harm arising from sub-standard accommodation that fails to meet space standards and provides cramped, poorly functional living conditions with inadequate outlook.
Framework references: 11
Plan policies cited: LP6, LP26, LP29, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy H2
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.