®Planning appeal decision
Accommodation At Britannia Church Road, Barking, IG11 8PR
Change of use of 10 x bedrooms in total at ground, first, and second floors at Numbers 56-60 Tanner Street, from the established House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) use (Sui Generis) to a hotel use (Use Class C1); Reduction in size and partial change of use of established multi-purpose community facility at ground floor of the former public house ‘The Britannia’ at 1a Church Road, to 7x bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms to be used as House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) in association with the approved HMO use; and the provision of an enclosed external cycle parking storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Wallace J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would have an acceptable effect on the availability of community facilities
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the house in multiple occupation (HMO)
- whether the proposal would provide an appropriate standard of accommodation for occupiers of the hotel
- whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for the disposal of waste
- whether the proposal would make appropriate provision for fire safety
What decided it
The proposal would result in an unacceptable net loss of community facilities and would fail to provide acceptable living conditions for one proposed bedroom due to severely restricted outlook and limited daylight, contrary to the development plan with no material considerations of sufficient weight to indicate otherwise.
Plan policies cited: LP Policy DMS 1, LP Policy SP 4, LP Policy SP7, LP Policy DMSI 8, LP Policy DME 4, London Plan Policy S1, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy H16, London Plan Policy E10, London Plan Policy D11
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