®Planning appeal decision
122 Girton Road, NORTHOLT, UB5 4ST
the conversion of single dwelling house into three flats with alteration of roof from hip to gable end, rear roof extension; two storey side and part single, part two storey rear extension, single storey front extension; refuse and cycle storage
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Minor Dwellings
- Inspector
- Hobbs J
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupiers of the proposed flats with particular regard to privacy, and the provision of internal and external space
- whether the proposed sub-division of the appeal property would result in an acceptable use of the existing housing stock
- the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the area
What decided it
The proposal would provide substandard living conditions for future occupiers, particularly inadequate privacy and internal space, which could not be justified by the modest housing benefit of 2 additional dwellings.
The benefit of providing 2 additional dwellings on a small site in an area with housing shortfall was outweighed by the harm caused by the proposed substandard accommodation.
Framework references: 135, 131, 61
Plan policies cited: London Plan Policy D5, London Plan Policy D6, London Plan Policy H2, London Plan Policy H9, London Plan Policy GG2, London Plan Policy GG5, London Plan Policy T5, London Plan Policy D1, London Plan Policy D4, Development Management Development Plan Document Policy 3.5, Development Management Development Plan Document Policy 7B, Development Management Development Plan Document Policy 7D, Development Management Development Plan Document Policy 3.4, Development Management Development Plan Document Policy 7.4
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.