®Planning appeal decision
17 Wedmore Road, GREENFORD, UB6 8SB
Without planning permission, the material change of use from a single dwellinghouse to two houses in multiple occupation, facilitated by the erection of a single storey rear extension, first floor rear extension, rear roof extension and alterations to the front elevation of the dwelling ("the Unauthorised Use")
- Authority
- London Borough of Ealing
- Appeal type
- enforcement · Enforcement Notice
- Procedure
- Inquiry
- Development
- residential · Change of use
- Inspector
- Preston C
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- The effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area
- Whether the development provides suitable living conditions for existing and future residents
- The effect of the development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents
- The effect of the development on the demand for on-street parking and congestion and whether it contributes to sustainable transport modes
- If any harm arises in the above, the extent to which any fall-back position is a material consideration
- Consideration of the personal circumstances of those residing within the property, having regard to the implications for their home and private life and whether any interference with Article 8 Convention Rights would be proportionate
What decided it
The Inspector's finding that the property had never been lawfully converted into two flats and that the resulting HMO use caused substantial, unmitigable harm to character and living conditions, unsupported by a comparable fall-back, led to dismissal of the appeal.
the combined and substantial harm to character, occupants' living conditions, neighbours' amenity and sustainable transport outweighed the limited, non-comparable fall-back position and the Article 8 interference with occupants' home lives, so planning permission was refused
Plan policies cited: Policy D3, Policy D6, Policy T1, Policy T6, Policy 7.4, Policy 7A, Policy 7B, Policy 7D
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