®Planning appeal decision
84 North Circular Road, Stonebridge, London, NW1 0QS
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) and flats
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Russell J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The standard of living conditions within the HMO and flats
- The effect of the mixed use on the living conditions of neighbours
- Its effect on the character and appearance of the local area
- Its effect on the supply of family-sized accommodation in the local area
- The effect of a refusal of planning permission on the HMO and flat occupiers
What decided it
The bedsits are so undersized that occupiers would suffer unacceptably cramped and noisy living conditions, and the change of use resulted in loss of a family home, which harms outweigh the benefit of providing accommodation for vulnerable occupiers who would otherwise become homeless.
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy T6, Brent Local Plan Policy DMP1, Brent Local Plan Policy BH13, Brent Local Plan Policy BH10, Brent Local Plan Policy BH11, Brent Local Plan Policy BT2
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.