52 Scales Road, London, N17 9EZ

this planning application is submitted in response to the Planning Contravention Notice (PCN) received, case reference ENF/2024/0441-A-10066. The London Borough of Haringey Council granted a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence for the property at 52 Scales Road, Tottenham, London N17 9EZ, on June 11, 2024. In accordance with the notice received, we are now applying for a change of use to formally designate the property as an HMO, from C3 to C4. No changes of the layout are planned, and the existing and proposed plans and elevations will remain unchanged

Authority: London Borough of Haringey
Appeal type: minor · Planning Appeal
Procedure: Written Representations
Development: residential · Change of use
Inspector: Skelly C

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

whether or not the proposed conversion of the property to a HMO would result in the unacceptable loss of family housing
the effect of the proposal on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers, with regards to noise and disturbance
whether the proposal would provide adequate cycle and bin storage

What decided it

The property's original floorspace of approximately 90sqm falls well below the 120sqm minimum threshold required by Policy DM17, resulting in unacceptable loss of family housing that conflicts with the Council's strategy to protect family housing stock in an area with high demand for such accommodation.

Plan policies cited: Policy H8 of the London Plan (2021), Policy SP2 of the Haringey Local Plan (2017), Policy DM10 of Haringey's Development Management DPD (2017), Policy DM17 of Haringey's Development Management DPD (2017), Policy DM1 of the Development Management DPD, Policy D12 of the Development Management DPD, Policy DM35 of the Development Management DPD

Read the decision letter on the Inspectorate’s site

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