®Planning appeal decision
4 Holstock Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1LG
Planning appeal 3359230 at 4 Holstock Road, Ilford, Essex, IG1 1LG (London Borough of Redbridge) was dismissed on 9 July 2025 by Inspector Caines A, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for its occupants, with particular regard to internal space and communal living provision.
change of use from existing HMO to a large HMO for 8 people Sui Generis including internal alteration (Retrospective)
- Authority
- London Borough of Redbridge
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Caines A
- Postcode
- IG1 1LG
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for its occupants, with particular regard to internal space and communal living provision
What decided it
The fundamental failure to meet minimum internal space and communal living standards required by Policy LP6 and the Redbridge Housing Design SPD, resulting in substandard living conditions that substantially and demonstrably outweigh the modest housing supply benefits.
The modest benefits of additional housing supply in a borough with a significant shortfall were substantially and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm arising from failure to meet minimum space standards and resulting poor living conditions, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy LP6Policy LP26
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 11
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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The main issues, what decided it, the planning balance and the policies and judgments listed as cited are read from the published letter by Town Planner Pro and are our summary, not the Inspector’s words; the letter itself is the record. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Research, not advice.