®Planning appeal decision
Dismissed6 March 20253350554
13 Brenthurst Road, London, NW10 2DX
‘Retrospective Change of use from single dwelling (Class C3) to HMO (Class C4).’
- Authority
- London Borough of Brent
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Williams K
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal accords with the Council's housing policies concerning Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- whether the proposal would provide suitable living conditions for future occupiers with particular regard to the size and quality of communal space
- whether the proposal would be harmful to the living conditions of nearby residents
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for cycle and refuse storage
- whether the proposal can provide suitable fire risk mitigation
- whether the proposal makes adequate provision for urban greening
What decided it
The absence of evidence demonstrating a specific need for the HMO and the failure to show it would not lead to overconcentration, combined with inadequate communal living space and failure to meet urban greening requirements, outweighed any benefits.
Plan policies cited: Policy DMP1, Policy BH7, Policy DMB1, Policy BT1, Policy BH4, Policy BGI1, Policy D12, 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.