®Planning appeal decision
145 Vicarage Lane, Stratford, LONDON, E15 4HJ
no works, hybrid C3/C4”
- Authority
- London Borough of Newham
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Whitfield H
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- the effect of the development on the supply of family-sized housing in the Borough
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants, with regard to communal living space, outlook and light
- whether the development would provide acceptable living conditions for nearby residents, with particular regard to noise and disturbance
- whether the development would make adequate provision for sustainable travel
What decided it
The loss of a family-sized dwelling for which there is clear policy protection, combined with failure to provide acceptable communal living space standards, means the adverse impacts significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits even in the context of a shortfall in five-year housing land supply.
The modest benefits of providing a HMO with increased housing choice and options were significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the substantial harm from the loss of a family-sized house and failure to provide acceptable living conditions for future occupants due to inadequate communal living space, such that the presumption in favour of sustainable development did not apply.
Framework references: 63, 11
Plan policies cited: Policy S1, Policy H1, Policy H3, Policy H4, Policy S6, Policy SP2, Policy SP8, Policy SP3, Policy INF2, Policy GG4, Policy H10, Policy H8, Policy D6, Policy H9, Policy D3, Policy D14, Policy D8, Policy T7, 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.