®Planning appeal decision
140 Clitterhouse Road, London, NW2 1DN
‘Retrospective change of use from single dwelling house into a small 5 room House in Multiple Occupation.’
- Authority
- London Borough of Barnet
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Thompson F
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether there is an identified need for the HMO and the effect on the supply of family housing in the borough
- the effect on the living conditions of neighbouring occupiers with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- the standard of accommodation
- the effect on the availability of on-street parking
What decided it
The appellant's failure to demonstrate an identified need for the HMO use, combined with the loss of family housing, harmful effects on neighbouring living conditions through noise and disturbance, and unacceptable parking impacts, meant the development conflicted with the development plan with no material considerations to indicate otherwise.
Plan policies cited: Policy HOU4, Policy HOU03, Policy CDH01, Policy CDH07, Policy TRC03, Policy TRC01, Policy T6.1 of the London Plan 2021, Policy D6 of the London Plan 2021
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.