®Planning appeal decision
85 & 85a Draycott Avenue, HARROW, HA3 0DD
Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises from two flats to short-term letting accommodation. AND/OR Without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises from two flats to two Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). ("the unauthorised change of use")
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Hearing
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Merrett R
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the vitality of town centres
- the effect of the development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the properties in terms of the amount of internal space available
- the effect of the development on neighbouring residents, having particular regard to disturbance from comings and goings and management of the properties
- the effect of the development on the supply of family housing
- the arrangements for cycle parking
What decided it
The conflict with the Council's policies safeguarding family housing stock and the inadequate internal space standards for occupiers was not outweighed by the benefits of the short-term letting use.
The harm from loss of family housing and inadequate internal amenity space for occupiers outweighed the benefits of flexible/affordable visitor accommodation and support to the local economy, so permission was refused.
Plan policies cited: Policy DMP1, Policy BE9, Policy BH7, Policy BH10, Policy BT1, Policy D6, Policy H9, Policy T5
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.