®Planning appeal decision
43 Mossford Street, LONDON, E3 4TH
without planning permission, the material change of use of the premises from single dwelling house to an 8 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
- Authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Kean G
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Whether the loss of the pre-existing use as a single family dwelling to a large HMO is acceptable considering the Council's development plan policies and other material considerations, having regard to the loss of family units, issues of amenity impacts on the surrounding neighbourhood, and whether its operation would meet relevant standards for HMOs
What decided it
The unauthorised use results in the loss of a larger property capable of operating as a single family unit, and the appellant failed to provide robust justification for the HMO use as a departure from key local plan policy requiring HMOs to meet identified need and not result in loss of family housing.
Plan policies cited: Policy D.H7.1, Policy S.H1, Policy D.H7(b), Policy D.H3, Policy D.DH8
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.